ATTORNEY GENERALS CAN ALSO BE IMPEACHED AND APPARENTLY ERIC HOLDER NEARLY WAS.
Alberto Gonzales – Attorney General of the United States
On July 7, 2007, Rep. Jay Inslee and 31 co-sponsors introduced H. Res. 589 which sought impeachment hearings by the Judiciary Committee against Attorney General Alberto Gonzales. It was referred to the Rules Committee instead. Gonzales resigned two months later.
Eric Holder-- Attorney General of the United States
On November 7, 2013, Rep. Ted Yoho announced that he and some colleagues were going to introduce a resolution impeaching Attorney General Holder. On Nov. 12, it was leaked to the press that Congressman Pete Olson(R-TX) and co-sponsors Reps. Phil Roe (R-TN), Ted Yoho (R-FL), Lynn Westmoreland (R-GA), Larry Bucshon (R-IN), Blake Farenthold (R-TX), Randy Weber (R-TX) and Roger Williams (R-TX) had written a detailed set of articles which were introduced as H.Res 411 The resolution was referred to the Judiciary committee, where it was never heard from again.
BUT YOU CAN READ ABOUT IT HERE:
https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/113/hres411
BUT HOLDER GOT THE MESSAGE.
Alberto Gonzales – Attorney General of the United States
On July 7, 2007, Rep. Jay Inslee and 31 co-sponsors introduced H. Res. 589 which sought impeachment hearings by the Judiciary Committee against Attorney General Alberto Gonzales. It was referred to the Rules Committee instead. Gonzales resigned two months later.
Eric Holder-- Attorney General of the United States
On November 7, 2013, Rep. Ted Yoho announced that he and some colleagues were going to introduce a resolution impeaching Attorney General Holder. On Nov. 12, it was leaked to the press that Congressman Pete Olson(R-TX) and co-sponsors Reps. Phil Roe (R-TN), Ted Yoho (R-FL), Lynn Westmoreland (R-GA), Larry Bucshon (R-IN), Blake Farenthold (R-TX), Randy Weber (R-TX) and Roger Williams (R-TX) had written a detailed set of articles which were introduced as H.Res 411 The resolution was referred to the Judiciary committee, where it was never heard from again.
BUT YOU CAN READ ABOUT IT HERE:
https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/113/hres411
BUT HOLDER GOT THE MESSAGE.