the power of impeachment. On February 24, 1868, the House of Representatives voted along party lines, 126 to 47, to impeach President Andrew Johnson for having committed “high crimes and ...

For the first time in history, the United States House of Representatives impeached a sitting president, Democrat Andrew Johnson. Now, Johnson faced trial before the U. S. Senate. If convicted ...

with Trump joining Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton. None were removed from office through the impeachment process, although Richard Nixon resigned in 1974 to avoid nearly-certain removal.