Let’s Review Impeachment: charging a government official with a crime. n. the process by which a legislative body levels charges against a government official. It does not mean removal from office; it is only a statement of charges, akin to an indictment in criminal law.  Impeachment does NOT mean removal from office! It means the president will be CHARGED WITH A CRIME. Then the Senate holds the trial, and if the president is found guilty, he is removed from office.   A government official can be impeached for committing “treason, bribery, or high crimes and misdemeanors.” That last part is based on British law that basically means abusing their power or harm to society, not necessarily committing…