# Has Kristi Noem commited impeachable offenses?

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**Category:** Politics & Elections
**Created:** [June 19, 2025, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-kristi-noem-commited-impeachable-offenses/1019830 "2025-06-19T01:38:35Z")
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### Author: ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)
#### Post date: [June 19, 2025, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-kristi-noem-commited-impeachable-offenses/1019830/17 "2025-06-19T22:26:53Z")

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> [@Saint\_Cad](#):
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> Which was specifically ruled out in the OP.

You do note that I did actually attempt to answer the question to your specs.

> [@DrDeth](#):
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> As the Founding Father thought? Probably not. I mean for example contempt of court isnt a true crime.

We dont know exactly what they meant, altho we do know that a "High crime’ was one where the death penalty could be imposed. Nothing she has done rises to that level, as I think we can all agree? What did they mean by 'the rest? We do not know.

So, the definition of what a High Crimes and Misdemeanors is entirely and completely a POLITICAL decision by the House of Representatives, see the Clinton Impeachment attempt.

So, you are asking a question that cannot be answered except in political terms- and the political definition is “whatever the House defines it as” (and if the Senate concurs for any removal, etc).

We have no other definition, altho we can _guess what the Writers thought_- which is what I answered.

If you want to limit the answers to ones you want- you have asked on the wrong Message Board.

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