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as in to accuse
to make a claim of wrongdoing against
the company's president has been impeached by the Securities and Exchange Commission
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as in to challenge
to demand proof of the truth or rightness of
questionable methodology that should cause us to impeach the findings of this survey on obesity
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Recent Examples of impeach
But five lawmakers with the governing party have since publicly announced their support for impeaching the president.
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Se Eun Gong, NPR, 11 Dec. 2024
Since taking office in 2022, Yoon has had near-constant friction with the Democratic Party, which introduced motions to impeach some of his top officials and launched a political offensive over scandals involving Yoon and his wife.
—Kim Tong-Hyung and Hyung-Jin Kim, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
Valadao is also one of the two Republicans remaining in the House who voted in favor of impeaching President-elect Trump after the Jan. 6 Capitol attack.
—Emily Brooks, The Hill, 10 Dec. 2024
After South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law on Tuesday, lawmakers voted to lift the decree and moved to impeach the president.
—Grace Miserocchi, Chicago Tribune, 7 Dec. 2024
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Se Eun Gong, NPR, 11 Dec. 2024
Since taking office in 2022, Yoon has had near-constant friction with the Democratic Party, which introduced motions to impeach some of his top officials and launched a political offensive over scandals involving Yoon and his wife.
—Kim Tong-Hyung and Hyung-Jin Kim, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
Valadao is also one of the two Republicans remaining in the House who voted in favor of impeaching President-elect Trump after the Jan. 6 Capitol attack.
—Emily Brooks, The Hill, 10 Dec. 2024
After South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law on Tuesday, lawmakers voted to lift the decree and moved to impeach the president.
—Grace Miserocchi, Chicago Tribune, 7 Dec. 2024
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Several online defense funds have already been created for the 26-year-old Mangione, who is accused of having shot and killed Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, two weeks ago.Peter Suciu, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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Prosecutors accused Greene of conspiring with the Oath Keepers in breaching the U.S. Capitol, a claim Greene denied during his trial.Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 16 Dec. 2024
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To make this a roster that isn’t in the periphery — or worse, forgotten by the general public — but once again challenging for the top of the league.Sahadev Sharma, The Athletic, 10 Dec. 2024
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The Wisconsin parents argued the Supreme Court needs to make clear that such policies can be preemptively challenged.Maureen Groppe, USA TODAY, 9 Dec. 2024
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Smirnov's Other Legal Troubles Last month, Smirnov was indicted in a new case on federal tax charges.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
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Alexander Smirnov was indicted in February by special counsel David Weiss, who was appointed to lead the now-defunct investigations into Hunter Biden.Robert Legare, CBS News, 12 Dec. 2024
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In the letter, Freedman questions why the only person Hochman has met with is the attorney of the one family member firmly opposing the brother's resentencing.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
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After extensive hearings last week, including an in-chambers interview at Blakey questioned Acevedo himself, the judge determined that Acevedo could take the stand.Megan Crepeau, Chicago Tribune, 17 Dec. 2024
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In many cases, the prosecution of an assault by a robot would likely follow the logic of charging the owner of a dog (Britain’s Princess Anne was famously prosecuted when her pitbull ‘Dotty’, bit two children).Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
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In theory, Trump could be re-indicted and prosecuted for the same crimes in four years, but in practice that’s highly unlikely.Jeannie Suk Gersen, The New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2024
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But a Biden administration official, who discussed the matter on condition of anonymity, disputed the characterization.Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
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Mandel believes that Hunter’s extraordinary ability to play both sides of the ball in this fashion led to his Heisman success, and disputes the critics who believe Hunter is purely winning the award because of his snap count.Thomas Schlachter, CNN, 15 Dec. 2024
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“Impeach.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impeach. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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