Federal impeachment trial in the United States

In the United States, a federal impeachment trial is held as the second stage of the U.S. federal government’s two-stage impeachment process. The preceding stage is the “impeachment” itself, held by a vote in the United States House of Representatives. Federal impeachment trials are held in the U.S. Senate, with the senators acting as the jurors. At the end of a completed impeachment trial, the U.S. Senate delivers a verdict. A “guilty” verdict has the effect of immediately removing an officeholder from office. After, and only after, a “guilty” verdict, the Senate has the option of additionally barring the official from ever holding federal office again, which can be done by a simple-majority vote.