charles black's impeachment: a handbook. in 2017 he received the american bar foundation's outstanding rewards. we are grateful that mr. amar is also a member of our board of trustees. our moderator for the evening is the former president of yale university and former dean of columbia school of law. he was the principal author of the 1974 book published by the association of the bar of the city of new york on the law of presidential impeachment and removal and has served as ceo and chairman of edison schools, now edison learning, one of the world's leading innovators in primary, tertiary, and secondary nation and we are grateful that mr. schmidt is a member of our board of trustees and we ask that you please silence any cell phones and turn off electronic devices and now please join me in welcoming our guests. >> regarding impeachment, the text of the constitution is pretty straightforward. article one, section two, clause five, states that the house of representatives shall have the sole power of impeachment. section three, clause six of the same article adds, the senate shall have the sole power to try all impeachments. w