As historian David O. Stewart, author of “Impeached: The Trial of Andrew Johnson and the Fight for Lincoln’s Legacy,” noted, many European observers thought the whole trial showed that ...

Andrew Johnson’s impeachment trial had 41 witnesses, Clinton’s had 3, and now some GOP senators want zero Opinion by Dean Obeidallah. 4 minute read ...

After a nearly 13-hour marathon session, the U.S. Senate approved by a party-line vote the rules for the impeachment trial of President Trump. This marks just the third presidential impeachment ...

Senate historian Betty Koed told the story of the sensationalized 1868 impeachment trial of President Andrew Johnson. Global Search Search In. Quick Guide. Search. Schedule ...

Andrew Johnson was the first U.S. president to face impeachment proceedings, narrowly avoiding a conviction at his Senate trial following one of the most divisive periods in American history.

On Tuesday, Mr Trump referred to the impeachment trial as a “hoax” and a “witch hunt.” By his own words, Mr Trump believes he is being impeached for “making a perfect phone call.” ...

In 1868, Edwin Stanton holed up in his Washington office while the Senate tried President Andrew Johnson, who had been impeached for trying to fire him illegally. Stanton lived there for months.

On March 5, 1868, the first day of President Andrew Johnson's impeachment trial, the following item appeared on the front page of the Brooklyn Daily Eagle: The sheer poetry of this news item is ...

The Constitution does not provide procedural guidelines for how an impeachment trial is to be conducted—so the senators of 1868 had to figure it out as they ... To prosecute Andrew Johnson, ...

In the spring of 1868, the hottest ticket in Washington was the one to attend Andrew Johnson’s impeachment trial. The desirability of obtaining such a ticket was understandable. This was, after ...

The House impeached Andrew Johnson in 1868 during a fight over reconstruction after ... and there was no such arrangement when the House impeached Andrew Johnson. 6. Must the Senate hold a trial, ...