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  2. Impeachment in the United States - Wikipedia

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    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.

  3. First impeachment of Donald Trump - Wikipedia

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    Donald Trump, serving as the 45th president of the United States, was impeached for the first time on December 18, 2019. On that date, the House of Representatives adopted two articles of impeachment against Trump: abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.

  4. Federal impeachment in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Jefferson's Manual, which is integral to the Rules of the House of Representatives, [23] states that impeachment is set in motion by charges made on the floor, charges proffered by a memorial, a member's resolution referred to a committee, a message from the president, or from facts developed and reported by an investigating committee of the ...

  5. List of efforts to impeach presidents of the United States

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    During the administration of President George W. Bush, several politicians sought to either investigate him for possible impeachable offenses or to bring actual impeachment charges. The most significant of these occurred on June 10, 2008, when Representatives Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) and Robert Wexler (D-FL) introduced H.Res. 1258, containing 35 ...

  6. Impeachment of Bill Clinton - Wikipedia

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    The House adopted two articles of impeachment against Clinton, with the specific charges against Clinton being lying under oath and obstruction of justice. Two other articles had been considered but were rejected by the House vote. Clinton's impeachment came after a formal House inquiry, which had been

  7. List of impeachment investigations of United States federal ...

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    Numerous federal officials in the United States have been threatened with impeachment and removal from office. [1] Despite numerous impeachment investigations and votes to impeach a number of presidents by the House of Representatives, only three presidents in U.S. history have had articles of impeachment approved: Andrew Johnson, Bill Clinton, and Donald Trump (twice), all of which were ...

  8. High crimes and misdemeanors - Wikipedia

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    Impeachment fell out of use after 1459, but Parliament revived it in the early 17th century to try the King's ministers. In 1621, Parliament impeached the King's Attorney General, Sir Henry Yelverton, for high crimes and misdemeanors. The charges included failing to prosecute after starting lawsuits and using authority before it was properly his.

  9. Second impeachment of Donald Trump - Wikipedia

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    This impeachment was the fourth impeachment of a U.S. president, and the second of Trump; his first impeachment was in December 2019. [5] [6] In August 2023, Trump was twice indicted for the conduct at issue in his impeachment, once in Georgia and once federally. The federal charges were dismissed without prejudice in November 2024, due to the ...