Stephen Miller Says Democrats Retaking Congress Could Mean Trouble for Trump

Prison”?

Not simply by winning an election.

This is where the viral claim needs some context.

Congress does not directly sentence a president to prison. Criminal punishment comes through the criminal justice system, including prosecutors and courts.

Congress does, however, have an important constitutional power: impeachment.

The House can impeach a president by approving articles of impeachment with a simple majority. The Senate then conducts the impeachment trial, and conviction requires a two-thirds vote of senators present.

And even an impeachment conviction itself is not a prison sentence. The Constitution