delta1
8 years ago
Clinton was actually impeached in the middle of his second term, in Dec., 1998, following a four years long Special Prosecutor investigation by Ken Starr...

Impeachment is the Constitutional process whereby the House has the power to bring charges against the President after finding evidence of high crimes and misdemeanors. It is then up to the Senate to convict, needing a 2/3rds majority vote. The Senate failed to get the necessary 67 votes to convict Clinton, so he remained in office, even though he was impeached.


It's entirely possible that if there is evidence that Trump has committed some crimes associated with the investigation into the Daniels/Cohen affair or the Russian investigation, he would not be impeached by a GOP majority House, as evidenced by the House Intel Comte's report on Russian Interference.

Contrary to CBid popular culture, despite being impeached, historians and the majority of Americans believed that Clinton was a good President. His poll numbers at the end of his terms were the highest of any President after WWII.


Wonder what Trump's poll numbers will be when he leaves office?
Speyside
8 years ago
Got it. Impeached but not convicted.
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