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Yes. Two US Presidents were impeached, and another probably would have been, but resigned before the House of Representatives could take action.

President Andrew Johnson was impeached for violating the Tenure of Office Act in 1868; President Bill Clinton was impeached for Obstruction of Justice in 1998. Both men were acquitted after their Senate trials.

President Richard Nixon resigned in 1974 because he expected to be impeached after the US Supreme Court ordered him to give the Watergate tapes to Special Prosecutor Leon Jaworski.

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Two US presidents have been impeached. Impeachment is when the House of Representatives brings charges against the president. Andrew Jonhson was impeached in 1869 because he fired the war secretary and Bill Clinton was impeached in 1999 because of lying about his affair with an intern. Both were acquitted by the Senate.

There was almost a third in 1976 because of Nixon's involvement in the Watergate scandal. He resigned before this could happen.

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Yes, three of them.

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US Presidents impeached?

Presidents Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton were impeached and both were later acquitted. Richard Nixon almost got impeached but resigned before.


What president was impeached by the house of representatives?

Bill Clinton. (Nixon resigned right before he could be impeached).AnswerTrick question: Asked in the singular, it implies only one president was impeached. In fact two presidents were impeached: Bill Clinton, and Andrew Johnson (Lincoln's Vice-President), who was impeached not once but twice. for A+ it is not removed from officeclass 2010-2011 ;)


What happens if the president is impeached and convicted?

If a president is convicted of a crime by congress, they are impeached. If congress decides toward it, the president must leave office. However, they can veto it. Two presidents have been impeached. They are Andrew Johnson, and Bill Clinton. Also, Richard Nixon would have been impeached for The Watergate Scandal, but resigned before such happened.


What president was impeached during reconstruction era?

Andrew Johnson was impeached during reconstruction era.


Name of us presidents that have been impeached?

Bill Clinton and Andrew Johnson are the only two US presidents to be impeached, but impeachment is only the first step in the process of removing a president. (Many people think "impeached" means "thrown out of office," but that is not true.) The procedure for removing a president involves both houses of Congress. After first being impeached (which is like being indicted) in the House of Representatives, a vote must then be taken in the US Senate; if a majority of senators agree, then the president is removed. In the cases of Presidents Clinton and Johnson, the Senate did not vote to convict them, so both men finished their terms as president.

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What year did US president Clinton got impeached?

December 19, 1998


US Presidents impeached?

Presidents Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton were impeached and both were later acquitted. Richard Nixon almost got impeached but resigned before.


Who was the second US President to be impeached?

The second President to be impeached was William J. Clinton, in 1998.


Who was impeached from Arkansas?

Former president Bill Clinton was almost impeached, but he wasn't. he got acquitted


Who was president was impeached?

Andrew Johnson was the first US president to be impeached. He was acquitted by the Senate by one vote.Andrew Johnson


Who was the president who got impeached due to Watergate?

Nixon resigned as president due to Watergate while facing the threat of impeachment. He was not actually impeached.


Who was the first impeached president?

Andrew Johnson was the first US president to be impeached. He was acquitted by the Senate by one vote.Andrew Johnson


If the President is impeached who serves as the jury?

the US Senate.


Who presides over an impeached trial for the president of the US?

The chief justice of the US presides of the trial if the president is impeached.


Which president was impeached on march 13 1867?

Nobody in the US was impeached on this date. Closest was Andrew Johnson who was impeached on February 24, 1868.


Was Andrew Jackson the first US President to be impeached?

No, someone with a name sounding closer to him was.Andrew Johnson, as Vice President of the United States, succeeded Abraham Lincoln when Lincoln was assassinated in 1865. President Johnson was impeached by the US House of Representative in 1868 but the resolution failed in the Senate by one vote. Still, President Andrew Johnson, a tailor by profession, became the first US President to be impeached.


Who takes office when a us president is impeached?

Nobody. A president continues to serve in office when he is impeached. If he is convicted and removed from office, the vice-president becomes president, same as if the president were to die.