Impeachment in the United States
Other than Presidents, there have been 17 Judges (including Justices, and Associate Justices), a Secretary of War, and a Senator to have been impeached, throughout the history of the United States of America. Donald Trump is the fifth POTUS in America's history, to be impeached; the others were James Buchanan, Andrew Johnson, Richard Nixon (the case was dropped when he resigned) and Bill Clinton. Johnson and Clinton were both acquitted; although, to hear the Conservative uproar, concerning Trump's impeachment, you could swear that Clinton should be rotting in jail, for what he did! Our Constitution states that the government has the authority to impeach another government official; it's written in Article 2: Section 4 , and reads like this... The President, Vice President and all civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors. Trump is being i...