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Mayorkas Almost Became the Second Cabinet Member Impeached. The First Was a Civil War Hero.
Belknap’s downfall was his decision to abuse his authority to appoint “sutlers” or civilian merchants who ran trading posts that served military outposts.
by
Melissa August
via
Made By History
on
February 6, 2024
An Intemperate Man: The Impeachment of Justice Samuel Chase
The presence of Federalist judges frustrated Thomas Jefferson and his Democratic-Republican Party, bring justice Samuel Chase under fire.
by
Michael Liss
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3 Quarks Daily
on
June 19, 2023
Can a Supreme Court Justice Be Impeached? Meet ‘Old Bacon Face.’
Samuel Chase was the only Supreme Court justice to be impeached, after he openly campaigned for a president and told jurors who he thought was guilty.
by
Gillian Brockell
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Retropolis
on
April 7, 2023
Watergate's Ironic Legacy
Amidst the January 6 hearings, the fiftieth anniversary of Nixon’s scandal reminds us that it has only gotten harder to hold presidents accountable.
by
Stuart Streichler
via
Boston Review
on
June 16, 2022
He Was No Moses
While he opposed slavery and southern secession early in his career, as president Andrew Johnson turned out to be an unsightly bigot.
by
David S. Reynolds
via
New York Review of Books
on
December 16, 2021
A Post-Mortem
A look at the impeachment of Warren Hastings and the nature of American power.
by
Malick W. Ghachem
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Age of Revolutions
on
February 13, 2020
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Trump’s Attorneys Have Butchered a Crucial Founder’s Take on Impeachment
Gouverneur Morris’s views changed during the Constitutional Convention — setting a good example for senators today.
by
William M. Treanor
via
Made By History
on
January 31, 2020
Is Impeachment Only About Getting a Conviction?
A new history of Andrew Johnson’s trial reminds us the impeachment is a tool to constrain executive abuse of power and publicize dissent on matters of policy.
by
Stephanie McCurry
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The Nation
on
January 30, 2020
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Why Impeachment Was the Answer to 17th-Century Tyranny
Charles I was charged with high treason, waging war against his people and conspiring to deprive them of their rights and liberties.
by
Susan Amussen
via
Made By History
on
January 24, 2020
Trump's not Richard Nixon. He's Andrew Johnson.
Betrayal. Paranoia. Cowardice. We've been here before.
by
Tim Murphy
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Mother Jones
on
December 20, 2019
Historians' Statement on the Impeachment of President Trump
Over 1000 historians have signed this statement condemning President Trump's actions.
via
Medium
on
December 18, 2019
Republicans Defending Trump on Impeachment Should Fear the Judgment of History
For Nixon stalwarts on the House Judiciary Committee, defending the President became an inalterable epitaph.
by
Michael Luo
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The New Yorker
on
December 2, 2019
Making Impeachment Matter
Democrats need to face up to their constitutional duty without fear.
by
Alex Pareene
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The New Republic
on
November 21, 2019
The Common Misconception About ‘High Crimes and Misdemeanors’
The constitutional standard for impeachment is different from what’s at play in a regular criminal trial.
by
Frank O. Bowman III
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The Atlantic
on
October 22, 2019
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Impeachment is the Right Call Even if the Senate Keeps President Trump in Office
Awaiting a Senate trial might curtail Trump's worst behaviors.
by
Gregory P. Downs
via
Made By History
on
October 7, 2019
Why the Founders Added ‘High Crimes and Misdemeanors’
In defining the scope of impeachment, they had in mind the alleged crimes of Warren Hastings.
by
Rob Goodman
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The Atlantic
on
September 25, 2019
"He Lies Like a Dog": The First Effort to Impeach a President Was Led by His Own Party
Long before President Donald Trump, there was President John Tyler.
by
Ronald G. Shafer
via
Washington Post
on
September 23, 2019
A National Debate Over Politics, Principles and Impeachment — in 1868
Was the impeachment of Andrew Johnson a matter of national principles? Or an affair of pragmatic politics?
by
John Fabian Witt
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Washington Post
on
May 24, 2019
The Author of a New Book About Andrew Johnson on the Right Reasons to Impeach a President
Johnson’s impeachment was driven by his refusal to rid the country of the lingering effects of slavery.
by
Brenda Wineapple
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Isaac Chotiner
via
The New Yorker
on
May 8, 2019
The Case for Impeachment
Starting the process will rein in a president undermining American ideals—and bring the debate into Congress, where it belongs.
by
Yoni Appelbaum
via
The Atlantic
on
January 17, 2019
How Impeachment Works
It’s not enough to bring the articles of impeachment against an official – you have to convict them, too.
by
Allyson Shwed
via
The Nib
on
February 23, 2018
The Fight Over Andrew Johnson's Impeachment Was a Fight for the Future of the United States
The biggest show in Washington 150 years ago was the trial against the President of the United States.
by
Annette Gordon-Reed
via
Smithsonian Magazine
on
January 1, 2018
Inside the Founding Fathers’ Debate Over What Constituted an Impeachable Offense
If not for three sparring Virginia delegates, Congress’s power to remove a president would be even more limited.
by
Erick Trickey
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Smithsonian Magazine
on
October 2, 2017
Impeachment, American Style
It’s our democracy’s ultimate weapon for self-defense. But does intense political opposition justify its use?
by
Cass R. Sunstein
via
The New Yorker
on
September 20, 2017
How Impeachment Ended Up in the Constitution
James Madison thought of a lot of good reasons to impeach a President. Members of Congress might want to consult his list.
by
Jill Lepore
via
The New Yorker
on
May 18, 2017
Backlash Presidents
How three eras of racial progress gave way to the presidencies of Johnson, Nixon, and Trump.
by
Julia Azari
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Princeton University Press
on
September 30, 2025
‘The Dred Scott of Our Time’
The Supreme Court has invested the presidency with quasi-monarchial powers, repudiating the foundational principle of the rule of law.
by
Sean Wilentz
via
New York Review of Books
on
July 4, 2024
Historians and the Strange, Fluid World of 19th-Century Politics
Why our understanding of the era has been hindered by the party system model.
by
Rachel Shelden
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Erik B. Alexander
via
Process: A Blog for American History
on
May 7, 2024
Founding-Era History Doesn’t Support Trump’s Immunity Claim
Historians Rosemarie Zagarri and Holly Brewer explain the anti-monarchical origins of the Constitution and the presidency.
by
Rosemarie Zagarri
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Holly Brewer
via
Brennan Center For Justice
on
February 21, 2024
Tennessee Johnson Reel vs. Real
The real Andrew Johnson compared with the only film made about his life.
by
Tom Elmore
via
Emerging Civil War
on
February 16, 2024
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