Learning from the Source: Comparing & Contrasting Presidential Articles of Impeachment

What can we learn by comparing and contrasting the official articles of impeachment against the three U.S. presidents impeached by the House of Representatives?

Johnson Impeachment – March 2, 1868

• House of Representatives Articles of Impeachment for Andrew Johnson Supplement to the Congressional Globe U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates, 1774 – 1875 Congressional Globe, Senate, 40th Congress, 2nd Session

Clinton Impeachment – December 19, 1998

• H. Res. 611 impeaching William Jefferson Clinton, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors 105th Congress (1997-1998)

First Trump Impeachment – December 18, 2019

• H. Res. 755 impeaches President Donald J. Trump for high crimes and misdemeanors 116th Congress (2019-2020)

Second Trump Impeachment – January 13, 2021

H.Res.24 – Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors 117th Congress (2021-2022)

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