Know 2 stories of impeachments that aren't Donald Trump
In the federal system, Article One of the United States Constitution provides that the House of Representatives has the "sole Power of Impeachment" and the Senate has "the sole Power to try all Impeachments." Article Two provides that "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." In the United States, impeachment is the first of two stages; an official may be impeached by a majority vote of the House, but conviction and removal from office in the Senate require "the concurrence of two-thirds of the members present". Impeachment is analogous to an indictment. In our collection, a president had faced charges that he had violated the Tenure of Office Act, while the other, faced charges of lying under oath and obstruction of justice.
The impeachment of Andrew Johnson was initiated on February 24, 1868, when the United States House o...
The impeachment of Bill Clinton was initiated on October 8, 1998, when the United States House of Re...