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8 February 2020

• 05:3505:35, 8 February 2020 diff hist −1,524‎ List of efforts to impeach presidents of the United States ‎ →‎Presidents against whom impeachment resolutions were introduced, but no action was taken: ====Richard Nixon==== On May 9, 1972, three separate resolutions were introduced impeaching President Richard Nixon.<ref name="overview">{{Cite web |website=everycrsreport.com |title=Congressional Resolutions on Presidential Impeachment: A Historical Overview |url=https://www.everycrsreport.com/reports/98-763.html |access-date=December 20, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191220152131/ht Tag: section blanking
• 05:3305:33, 8 February 2020 diff hist −2,244‎ List of efforts to impeach presidents of the United States ‎ →‎Presidents against whom impeachment resolutions were introduced, but no action was taken: ====Lyndon B. Johnson==== On May 3, 1968, a petition to impeach President Lyndon B. Johnson was accepted by the House Judiciary Committee.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1968/05/03/88941707.html?pageNumber=20|title=Johnson Impeachment Asked|website=timesmachine.nytimes.com}}</ref> Nothing further was done on the matter.{{citation needed|date=December 2019}} ====Ron Tag: section blanking
• 05:3205:32, 8 February 2020 diff hist −1,660‎ List of efforts to impeach presidents of the United States ‎ →‎Presidents who, after a formal investigation, were not impeached: ===James Buchanan=== The House of Representatives set up the United States House Select Committee to Investigate Alleged Corruptions in Government, known as the Covode Committee after its chairman, Rep. John Covode (R-PA), to investigate President James Buchanan on suspicion of bribery and other allegations. After about a year of hearings, the committee concluded that Buchanan's actions did not merit impeachment.< Tag: section blanking
• 05:2805:28, 8 February 2020 diff hist +4‎ List of efforts to impeach presidents of the United States ‎ →‎Donald Trump (impeached Dec. 2019, acquitted Feb. 2020): Chief Justice John Roberts presided over Trump's Senate trial. On February 5, 2020, the Senate found Trump not guilty of Article I-abuse of power, by a vote of 48-52, and not guilty of Article II-obstruction of Congress, by a vote of 47-53.<ref name="party_line"/><ref name="voted"/>
• 05:2705:27, 8 February 2020 diff hist +63‎ List of efforts to impeach presidents of the United States ‎ →‎Donald Trump (impeached Dec. 2019, acquitted Feb. 2020): Chief Justice John Roberts presided over Trump's Senate trial. On February 5, 2020, the Senate found Trump not guilty of Article I-abuse of power, by a vote of 48-52, and not guilty of Article II-obstruction of Congress, by a vote of 47-53.<ref name="party_line"/><ref name="voted"/>
• 05:1705:17, 8 February 2020 diff hist +1‎ List of efforts to impeach presidents of the United States ‎ →‎Andrew Johnson (impeached Feb. 1868, acquitted May 1868): Johnson was acquitted, as the articles failed to receive the required super-majority (36 votes). This impeachment trial remained a unique event for 130 years.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/president-clinton-impeached|title=President Clinton impeached|first=History com|last=Editors|website=HISTORY|access-date=December 21, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191121203131/http://www.history.co
• 05:1505:15, 8 February 2020 diff hist −4‎ List of efforts to impeach presidents of the United States ‎ →‎Bill Clinton (impeached Dec. 1998, acquitted Feb. 1999): This was the last presidential impeachment trial for 21 years.
• 05:1405:14, 8 February 2020 diff hist +67‎ List of efforts to impeach presidents of the United States ‎ →‎Bill Clinton (impeached Dec. 1998, acquitted Feb. 1999): Clinton was acquitted, as the articles failed to receive the required super-majority (67 votes).<ref>{{cite news |title=The Senate Acquits President Clinton |first1=Peter |last1=Baker |first2=Helen |last2=Dewar |newspaper=Washington Post |date=1999-02-13 |access-date=2019-12-26 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/special/clinton/stories/impeach021399.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110183732/http:
• 05:0505:05, 8 February 2020 diff hist −35‎ List of efforts to impeach presidents of the United States ‎ →‎Donald Trump (impeached Dec. 2019, acquitted Feb. 2020): Trump was acquitted, as the articles failed to receive the required super-majority (67 votes).<ref name="voted"/> Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) became the first U.S. senator to vote to convict a president of his own party.<ref name="party_line">{{cite news |last=Fandos|first=Nicholas|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/05/us/politics/trump-acquitted-impeachment.html|title=Trump Acquitted of Two Impeachment Charges in Near Party-Line Vot
• 05:0405:04, 8 February 2020 diff hist −6‎ List of efforts to impeach presidents of the United States ‎ →‎Donald Trump (impeached Dec. 2019, acquitted Feb. 2020): Trump was acquitted, as the articles failed to receive the required super-majority (67 votes).<ref name="voted"/> Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) being the only senator–and the first senator in U.S. history–to vote to convict a president of his own party,<ref name="party_line">{{cite news |last=Fandos|first=Nicholas|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/05/us/politics/trump-acquitted-impeachment.html|title=Trump Acquitted of Two Impeachment
• 05:0205:02, 8 February 2020 diff hist +2‎ List of efforts to impeach presidents of the United States ‎ →‎Bill Clinton (impeached Dec. 1998, acquitted Feb. 1999): Clinton was acquitted, as the articles failed to receive the required super-majority (67 votes).<ref>
• 05:0105:01, 8 February 2020 diff hist −2‎ List of efforts to impeach presidents of the United States ‎ →‎Andrew Johnson (impeached Feb. 1868, acquitted May 1868): Johnson was acquitted, as the articles failed to receive the required super-majority (36 votes). The impeachment trial remained a unique event for 130 years.<ref>{{Cite
• 04:5904:59, 8 February 2020 diff hist −1‎ List of efforts to impeach presidents of the United States ‎ →‎Donald Trump (impeached Dec. 2019, acquitted Feb. 2020): Trump was acquitted, as the articles failed to receive the required super-majority (67 votes).<ref name="voted"/>
• 04:5504:55, 8 February 2020 diff hist −18‎ List of efforts to impeach presidents of the United States ‎ →‎Richard Nixon (initiated Oct. 1973, resigned Aug. 1974): The House Judiciary Committee approved three articles of impeachment against President Richard Nixon for obstruction of justice, abuse of power and contempt of Congress.{{cn|date=December 2019}}
• 04:5404:54, 8 February 2020 diff hist +1‎ List of efforts to impeach presidents of the United States ‎ →‎Donald Trump (impeached Dec. 2019, acquitted Feb. 2020): Trump was acquitted, as the articles failed the receive the required super-majority (67 votes).<ref name="voted"/>
• 04:5304:53, 8 February 2020 diff hist −16‎ List of efforts to impeach presidents of the United States ‎ →‎Donald Trump (impeached Dec. 2019, acquitted Feb. 2020): On February 5, 2020, the Senate found Trump not guilty of Article I-abuse of power, by a vote of 48-52, with Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) being the only senator–and the first senator in U.S. history–to vote to convict a president of his own party,<ref name="party_line">{{cite news |last=Fandos|first=Nicholas|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/05/us/politics/trump-acquitted-impeachment.html|title=Trump Acquitted of Two Impeachment Char
• 04:4804:48, 8 February 2020 diff hist +148‎ List of efforts to impeach presidents of the United States ‎ →‎Bill Clinton (impeached Dec. 1998, acquitted Feb. 1999): Chief Justice William Rehnquist presided over Clinton's Senate trial. The Senate found Clinton not guilty of Article I-grand jury perjury, by a vote of 45-55, and not guilty of Article II-obstruction of justice, by a vote of 50-50. Clinton was acquitted, as the articles failed to receive the required super-majority (67 votes).
• 04:3604:36, 8 February 2020 diff hist +56‎ List of efforts to impeach presidents of the United States ‎ →‎Bill Clinton (impeached Dec. 1998, acquitted Feb. 1999): Two articles of impeachment were approved by the House, charging President Bill Clinton with '''grand jury perjury''', by a vote of 228-206, and '''obstruction of justice''', by a vote of 221-212.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.landmarkcases.org/united-states-v-nixon/articles-of-impeachment-against-president-clinton-1998|title=Landmark Supreme Court Cases | Articles of Impeachment against President Clinton, 1998|first
• 04:3404:34, 8 February 2020 diff hist +1‎ List of efforts to impeach presidents of the United States ‎ →‎Andrew Johnson (impeached Feb. 1868, acquitted May 1868): Chief Justice Salmon P. Chase presided over Johnson's Senate trial. The Senate found Johnson not guilty of Articles II and III, by a vote of 35-19, and not guilty of Article XI, by a vote of 35-19. The trial finally adjourned without voting on the remaining eight articles, and Johnson was acquitted, as the articles failed to receive the required super-majority (36 votes). The impeachment trial remained a unique event for 130 year
• 04:3304:33, 8 February 2020 diff hist +263‎ List of efforts to impeach presidents of the United States ‎ →‎Andrew Johnson (impeached Feb. 1868, acquitted May 1868): Chief Justice Salmon P. Chase presided over Johnson's Senate trial. The Senate found Johnson not guilty of Articles II and II, by a vote of 35-19, and not guilty of Article XI, by a vote of 35-19. The trial finally adjourned without voting on the remaining eight articles, and Johnson was acquitted, as the articles failed to receive the required super-majority (36 votes). The impeachment trial remained a unique event for 130 years
• 04:2104:21, 8 February 2020 diff hist +21‎ List of efforts to impeach presidents of the United States ‎ →‎Andrew Johnson (impeached Feb. 1868, acquitted May 1868): The House of Representatives adopted 11 articles of impeachment against Johnson, by a vote of 126-47. The articles charged Johnson with '''high crimes and misdemeanors''', namely:
• 04:2004:20, 8 February 2020 diff hist −27‎ List of efforts to impeach presidents of the United States ‎ →‎Andrew Johnson (impeached Feb. 1868, acquitted May 1868): The House of Representatives adopted 11 articles of impeachment against Johnson. The articles charged Johnson with '''high crimes and misdemeanors''', namely:
• 04:0804:08, 8 February 2020 diff hist 0‎ List of efforts to impeach presidents of the United States ‎ →‎Richard Nixon (initiated Oct. 1973, resigned Aug. 1974): The House Judiciary Committee approved three articles of impeachment against President Richard Nixon for '''obstruction of justice''', '''abuse of power''' and '''contempt of Congress'''.{{cn|date=December 2019}}
• 04:0704:07, 8 February 2020 diff hist +18‎ List of efforts to impeach presidents of the United States ‎ →‎Richard Nixon (initiated Oct. 1973, resigned Aug. 1974): The House Judiciary Committee approved three articles of impeachment against President Richard Nixon for '''obstruction of justice''', '''abuse of power''' and '''contempt of Congress'''.{{cn|date=December 2019}}
• 04:0504:05, 8 February 2020 diff hist +25‎ List of efforts to impeach presidents of the United States ‎ →‎Presidents subjected to an impeachment process but resigned before it ended: thumb|upright=1.05|The Judiciary Committee's impeachment hearings received intense press attention. Portions were broadcast live on television. President Richard Nixon was subjected to an impeachment process. In order to avoid likely impeachment, conviction, and removal, he resigned his office on August 9, 1974.<re
• 04:0104:01, 8 February 2020 diff hist −12‎ List of efforts to impeach presidents of the United States ‎ →‎Richard Nixon: The first resolution (H.Res. 975), introduced by Rep. William Fitts Ryan (D-NY), simply stated, "That Richard M. Nixon, President of the United States, is impeached by this House of high crimes and misdemeanors..." A second resolution (H.Res. 576), introduced the next day by Rep. John Conyers (D-MI), detailed articles of impeachment regarding the Vietnam War and Operation Menu.<ref name="overview">{{Cite web |website=everycrsreport.com |title=Congressional Res
• 04:0004:00, 8 February 2020 diff hist +12‎ List of efforts to impeach presidents of the United States ‎ →‎Donald Trump (impeached Dec. 2019, acquitted Feb. 2020): After a whistleblower accused President Donald Trump of pressuring a foreign government to interfere on Trump's behalf in the 2020 election, the House initiated an impeachment inquiry.<ref name="NBC News n1058251">{{Cite news |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-impeachment-inquiry/pelosi-announce-formal-impeachment-inquiry-trump-n1058251 |title=Nancy Pelosi announces formal
• 03:5903:59, 8 February 2020 diff hist +12‎ List of efforts to impeach presidents of the United States ‎ →‎Bill Clinton (impeached Dec. 1998, acquitted Feb. 1999): Two articles of impeachment were approved by the House, charging President Bill Clinton with '''perjury''' and '''obstruction of justice'''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.landmarkcases.org/united-states-v-nixon/articles-of-impeachment-against-president-clinton-1998|title=Landmark Supreme Court Cases | Articles of Impeachment against President Clinton, 1998|first=Landmark Supreme Court Cases (555) 123-4567|last=landma
• 03:5803:58, 8 February 2020 diff hist +70‎ List of efforts to impeach presidents of the United States ‎ →‎Andrew Johnson (impeached Feb. 1868, acquitted May 1868): The House of Representatives adopted 11 articles of impeachment against Johnson. The articles charged Johnson with '''violating the Tenure of Office Act''' and '''abuse of power''', by: # Dismissing Secretary of War Edwin Stanton from office after the Senate had voted not to concur with his dismissal and had ordered him reinstated. # Appointing Adjutant General Lorenzo Thomas as secretar
• 03:5703:57, 8 February 2020 diff hist +74‎ List of efforts to impeach presidents of the United States ‎ '''Presidential impeachment in the United States''' is governed by the Constitution of the United States, which gives Congress the authority to remove the president of the United States from office in two separate proceedings. The first one takes place in the House of Representatives which impeaches the president by approving articles of impeachment through a simple majority vote. The second proceeding, the impeachment
• 03:4803:48, 8 February 2020 diff hist −625‎ List of efforts to impeach presidents of the United States ‎ →‎Presidents against whom impeachment resolutions were introduced, but no action was taken: ====George H. W. Bush==== President George H. W. Bush<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://politi.co/2P9YrNy|title=The Hidden Hard-line Side of George H.W. Bush|first=Jon|last=Meacham|website=POLITICO Magazine}}</ref> was subject to two resolutions over the Gulf War in 1991, both by Rep. Henry B. González (D-TX).<ref name="Baker"/><ref name="everycrsreport"/> H.Res. 34 was introduced on January 16, 1991 Tag: section blanking
• 03:4103:41, 8 February 2020 diff hist −82‎ List of efforts to impeach presidents of the United States ‎ →‎Presidents who were impeached: ===Summary=== Three presidents have been impeached in U.S. history: Andrew Johnson in 1868, Bill Clinton in 1998, and Donald Trump in 2019. All three were acquitted and were not removed from office.<ref name="process">{{cite news|last=Cai|first=Weiyi|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/us/politics/what-is-impeachment-process.html|title=What is the impeachment process? A step by step guide|newspaper=The New York Times|date=2019-12-18|access
• 03:3903:39, 8 February 2020 diff hist 0‎ List of efforts to impeach presidents of the United States ‎ →‎Donald Trump (impeached Dec. 2019, acquitted Feb. 2020): {{see|Trump–Ukraine scandal|Impeachment of Donald Trump}}
• 03:3103:31, 8 February 2020 diff hist +44‎ List of efforts to impeach presidents of the United States ‎ →‎Donald Trump (impeached Dec. 2019, acquitted Feb. 2020): #Abuse of power by "pressuring Ukraine to investigate his political rivals ahead of the 2020 election while withholding a White House meeting and $400 million in U.S. security aid from Kiev," by a vote of 230-197.<ref name="herb_raju">{{cite news|last1=Herb|first1=Jeremy|last2=Raju|first2=Manu|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2019/12/18/politics/house-impeachment-vote/index.html|title=House of Representatives impeaches President Donald Tru
• 03:2303:23, 8 February 2020 diff hist +1‎ List of efforts to impeach presidents of the United States ‎ →‎Donald Trump (impeached Dec. 2019, acquitted Feb. 2020): On February 5, 2020, the Senate found Trump not guilty of abuse of power, by a vote of 48-52, with Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) being the only senator–and the first senator in U.S. history–to vote to convict a president of his own party,<ref name="party_line">{{cite news |last=Fandos|first=Nicholas|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/05/us/politics/trump-acquitted-impeachment.html|title=Trump Acquitted of Two Impeachment Charges in Nea
• 03:2303:23, 8 February 2020 diff hist −1‎ List of efforts to impeach presidents of the United States ‎ →‎Donald Trump (impeached Dec. 2019, acquitted Feb. 2020): On February 5, 2020, the Senate found Trump not guilty of abuse of power, by a vote of 48-52, with Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) being the only senator–and the first senator in U.S. history–to vote to convict a president of his own party,<ref name="party_line">{{cite news |last=Fandos|first=Nicholas|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/05/us/politics/trump-acquitted-impeachment.html|title=Trump Acquitted of Two Impeachment Charges in Nea