Mar 13, 1868: Impeachment Trial of Andrew Johnson Begins

Posted on March 20, 2011 by Action for Freedom — 1 Comment

For the first time in U.S. history, the impeachment trial of an American president gets underway in the U.S. Senate. President Andrew Johnson, reviled by the Republican-dominated Congress for his views on Reconstruction, stood accused of having violated the controversial…

Feb 24, 1868: President Andrew Johnson Impeached

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The U.S. House of Representatives votes 11 articles of impeachment against President Andrew Johnson, nine of which cite Johnson’s removal of Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton, a violation of the Tenure of Office Act. The House vote made President…