However much Donald Trump might believe that Article 2 of our Constitution gives him unlimited powers, he's wrong. However much it might bite his keister to acknowledge that Congress is indeed a co-equal branch of government to "his" Article 2, he's wrong. The Constitution gives Congress complete control over the Executive, at least as far as the bounds within which that Executive branch must operate.
Article 1 Section 2, Clause 5 states The House of Representatives ... shall have the sole power of impeachment. Article 1 Section 3 Clause 6 says The Senate shall have the sole power to try all impeachments. ... When the President ... is tried, the Chief Justice shall preside ... and no person shall be convicted without the concurrence of two-thirds of the members present
Sorry, Mr. Trump.
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