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Originally Posted by Happy Monkey
There's no such thing as an "impeachable crime"; it's purely up to Congress. Their guidance is "high crimes and misdemeanors", but in the end it's just whether 50%+1 of the Representatives, and 67% of the Senators want you out.
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Actually, it's about half that. If 50% + 1 of the Representatives vote in favor of impeachement, the President is impeached. Period.
The Senate may or may not convict with a 2/3 vote in favor, but the President is still impeached, cf. Clinton.