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List of efforts to impeach presidents of the United States. The impeachment trial of President Andrew Johnson in 1868, with Chief Justice of the United States Salmon P. Chase presiding. The Constitution of the United States gives Congress the authority to remove the president of the United States from office in two separate proceedings.
The Impeachment trial of Andrew Johnson, the first presidential impeachment trial in US history. In the United States, impeachment is the process by which a legislature may bring charges against an officeholder for misconduct alleged to have been committed with a penalty of removal. Impeachment may also occur at the state level if the state or ...
The second impeachment trial of Donald Trump, the 45th president of the United States (in office from 2017 to 2021), began on February 9, 2021, and concluded with his acquittal on February 13. 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 ...
Presidents. While there have been demands for the impeachment of most presidents, only three — Andrew Johnson in 1868 , Bill Clinton in 1999 and Donald Trump in 2019 — have actually been impeached. A second impeachment of Donald Trump was adopted, making him the first US President to be impeached twice. All three were acquitted by the ...
Bill Clinton, the 42nd president of the United States, was impeached by the United States House of Representatives of the 105th United States Congress on December 19, 1998, for " high crimes and misdemeanors ". The House adopted two articles of impeachment against Clinton, with the specific charges against Clinton being lying under oath and ...
Abuse of power, obstruction of Congress. Impeached by the United States House of Representatives; [15] acquitted by the United States Senate on February 5, 2020. [16] Pedro Pablo Kuczynski (2nd time) Peru. President. March 15, 2018. Moral Incapacity [17] Impeached by the Congress of Peru on March 15, 2018.
A survey showed nearly 40% of American citizens were in favour of impeachment (up from 30% in February), with almost 75% of Democrats and 7% of Republicans supporting possible impeachment, although Trump's approval rating among Republicans fell from 91% in June to 79% in November. [ 86]
This category lists the three presidents of the United States ( Andrew Johnson, Bill Clinton, and Donald Trump) who were formally impeached in the House of Representatives. None of the three presidents were removed from office as they were acquitted by the United States Senate. However, an acquittal does not remove impeachment status.