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    What the Founders thought of impeachment and the President

    In all, 19 federal officials have been brought up on impeachment charges by the House of
    Representatives since 1789, with eight people convicted after a Senate trial. Two Presidents – Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton – faced Senate trials but were not found guilty by a two-thirds majority of the Senate.

    The threat of
    impeachment remains a power check, at least in theory, against the abuse of power, and it is
    sometimes discussed in times of political controversy, as well as in cases where there is a clear issue with personal conduct in office. Of the eight persons impeached and convicted in Congress, ALL were judges who faced charges including perjury, tax evasion, bribery, and in one case, supporting the Confederacy.

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