40 Facts About the History of Impeachment (And The Presidents Who Couldn’t Escape Its Fate)

40 Facts About the History of Impeachment (And The Presidents Who Couldn’t Escape Its Fate)

Trista - May 26, 2019

40 Facts About the History of Impeachment (And The Presidents Who Couldn’t Escape Its Fate)
Writing the Declaration of Independence by Jean Leon Gerome Ferris. Constitution Facts.

36. A President Can Be Impeached For Three Things

Benjamin Franklin’s description of presidential behavior worthy of impeachment was a bit too subjective to use in the country’s founding documents. After all, what defines “obnoxious behavior?” The Founders thought through the dilemma and settled on three items worthy of impeachment. Those three items are treason, bribery, and high crimes and misdemeanors.

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