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Jan 13, 2021 · With a House majority voting to impeach President Trump on a charge of inciting insurrection, here is a look back at what happened to Bill Clinton, Richard Nixon and Andrew Johnson.
Sep 26, 2019 · The House of Representatives votes for impeachment, and if a majority of members vote in favor, the Senate conducts a trial. A two-thirds majority in the Senate is required to convict and remove...
- Zoe Sottile
- Dave Roos
- If Convicted, Removal From Office, Possible Disqualification from Government Service. If a president is acquitted by the Senate, the impeachment trial is over.
- Andrew Johnson: Impeached in 1868. The 1868 impeachment trial of Andrew Johnson. Johnson was elected as Abraham Lincoln’s vice president in 1864. The toughest decision facing Lincoln’s second term was how to reestablish ties with the Confederate states now that the Civil War was over.
- Bill Clinton: Impeached in 1998. President Clinton walking to the podium to deliver a short statement on the impeachment inquiry, apologizing to the country for his conduct in the Monica Lewinsky affair and that he would accept a congressional censure or rebuke.
- Donald Trump: Impeached in 2019 and 2021. On October 9, 2019 in Washington, D.C., President Trump answers questions on a pending impeachment inquiry. On September 24, 2019, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced a formal impeachment inquiry into President Trump regarding his alleged efforts to pressure the President of Ukraine to investigate possible wrongdoings by his political rival, former Vice President Joe Biden.
Many U.S. presidents have been subject to demands for impeachment by groups and individuals. [2][3][4][5][6] Four presidents have been impeached, although none were convicted: Andrew Johnson was in 1868, Bill Clinton was in 1998, and Donald Trump twice, in 2019 and 2021.
Mar 27, 2019 · Congress produced 11 articles of impeachment, which alleged that Johnson had violated the Tenure of Office Act — a law intended to limit presidential power to remove federal appointees from...
- Tara Law
Donald Trump had been impeached for the second time by the House of Representatives on January 13, 2021. The House adopted one article of impeachment against Trump: incitement of insurrection. He is the only U.S. president and only federal official to be impeached twice.
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Trump's first impeachment took place after a formal House inquiry found that he had solicited foreign interference in the 2020 U.S. presidential election to help his re-election bid, and had then obstructed the inquiry itself by telling his administration officials to ignore subpoenas for documents and testimony.
