Does the Constitution of the United States say, in Article II Section 4, "If the president is impeached for treason, the vice president and all civil officers shall be removed."? No, that's not true: The quote appearing in a social media post is not accurate. Article II Section 4 of the Constitution reads, "The President, Vice President and all civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors."
The false quote appeared in a post (archived here) published on X by @Michell33650674 on Aug. 25, 2025. It was captioned:
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The post featured an image of text over a purple background which reads:
Article II Section 4: If the president is impeached for treason, the vice president and all civil officers shall be removed.
This is how the image appeared in the post on X at the time of writing:
(Image Source: Lead Stories screenshot of @Michell33650674 post on X)
This is not an accurate quote or representation of what the Constitution says. The full text of the Constitution of the United States can be found on the website of the National Archives. In Article II, the section in question (archived here) reads:
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The President, Vice President and all civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.
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This claim was investigated by Snopes in 2018 (archived here), and at the time the same false version of the text of the Constitution, word for word, was circulating on social media.
