Impeachment

Impeachment: the political equivalent of “get out, and don’t let the door hit you on the way out."

Impeachment is the process of legal charges being brought against a government official in the upper ranks of office, in attempt to remove them from office. (It's not the removal itself.) Federal government officials can only be impeached for “treason, bribery, and other high crimes and misdemeanors,” according to the U.S. Constitution. Impeachment only refers to the actions taken in an attempt to get a politician removed, but doesn’t mean the bid to fire was successful.

So...who exactly should be living in mortal fear of impeachment? The U.S. President, VP, and all civil officers of the federal government. It takes the cooperation of both the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate, working together (so good luck), to impeach, convict, and remove a federal official.