The House has launched a formal impeachment inquiry into President Trump. While many US presidents have been threatened with impeachment, Congress has only ever conducted two presidential impeachment trials.
The House has launched a formal impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump. While many US presidents have been threatened with impeachment, Congress has only conducted two presidential impeachment trials.
How impeachment worksA sitting US president can be impeached for treason, bribery or"other high crimes and misdemeanors." 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 a president from office — which has never successfully happened.Richard Nixon wasn't actually impeached'use strict';CNN.Videx=CNN.Videx || {};CNN.Videx.
How did Watergate unfold? 04:49From the start of the Watergate investigation, Nixon was adamant about his innocence. He repeatedly stated that he never told any member of his staff to do anything illegal and that he knew nothing about the break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters during the 1972 presidential campaign that sparked the investigation.Read MoreIn an effort to clear his name, Nixon stressed his willingness to cooperate with investigators.
President Clinton's impeachment trial revisited 10:55President Bill Clinton was impeached in 1998 on perjury and obstruction of justice. The genesis of the case against Clinton started in the Whitewater affair, and the settlement of a sexual harassment lawsuit brought by Paula Jones.The litigation sparked an investigation into whether Clinton obstructed justice and lied under oath. The probe centered on Clinton's relationship with a White House intern, Monica Lewinsky.
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