Question

If the President of the United States were accused of accepting bribes while in office what power does Congress have to bring charges against him? What are the specific responsibilities of the House of Representatives and the Senate?

Answer 1

Answer:

The Constitution gives Congress the authority to impeach and remove "The President, Vice President, and all civil officers of the United States" upon a determination that such officers have engaged in treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors.

Answer 2

The Constitution states that when the President is proved to commit bribery then he/she is impeached and removed from office.

• This was observed in Tump's presidency in which he was accused of bribery.

• According to Harvard Law professor Laurence Tribe and his co-author Joshua Matz, in their book 'To the end of Presidency', speaks about how the Constitution lists bribery as grounds of impeachment.

• The Constitution states that the President, Vice President, and all the civil officers will be removed from the Office on the grounds of impeachment, Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, etc.