> This confuses me because the constitution says a president can only be impeached for Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors. <
As others of noted, the House can impeach for any old reason. But they’ll need to cover their actions with some sort of explanation. The key is the phrase “High Crimes”. Such crimes include abuse of authority and dereliction of duty.
The House will go that route. It will be 100% repugnant and 100% constitutional.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_crimes_and_misdemeanors#United_States
Ok, thank you. Now I understand. This phrase was put in to say “abusing the power of your office” and doesn’t have to actually be a crime. Clearly, I didn’t understand the original intent.