Source: Dawn
All this supports Comey’s assertion that he was dismissed because he was investigating charges that “the Russians interfered in our elections” against Hillary Clinton and in favour of Trump. That web of ‘the Russian connection’ between Trump’s associates during and after the election campaign is for the recently appointed special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, to unearth. On June 14, The Washington Post reported that Mueller was investigating the president for possible obstruction of justice. The articles of impeachment framed against presidents Richard Nixon and Bill Clinton cited, among the charges, obstruction of justice as well as telling lies.
However, both Nixon and Clinton faced a Senate in which each had majority support. Trump’s Republican Party commands a majority in both the House of Representatives, which files the charges, and the Senate, which tries the president. At the Senate intelligence committee’s proceedings on June 8, the split along party lines was very evident.
Article 11, Section 4 of the US constitution provides, “The president, vice president and all civil officers of the United States, shall be removed from office on impeachment for, and conviction of, treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanours.” It is now firmly established that obstruction of justice constitutes a misdemeanour; especially if it is compounded with lies. The process begins with an investigation by the judiciary committee, which may recommend articles of impeachment to the full house.