Impeachment
The hot topic of the day in the United States is the impeachment hearings in the U.S. House of Representatives, and the likely impeachment of President Trump. On one hand you have Democrats and others saying the president has committed and impeachable offense by asking the Ukrainian government to investigate possible corruption related to Joe Biden's son. On the other hand you have many Republicans and others saying nothing illegal happened, so there is nothing warranting impeachment. Let's start by looking at previous presidential impeachments. Presidential Impeachments Andrew Johnson After the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, his vice president, Andrew Johnson, became president. Johnson was a Democrat, selected by Lincoln because he supported preserving the union and would help to unify a divided country. However, Johnson opposed Republican plans for reconstruction in the post-war South, and he vetoed leglislation granting rights to former slaves. ...