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Feb. 4, 1974: The Impeachment Congress
No U.S. President has ever been found guilty of the Constitution's "high Crimes and Misdemeanors" and turned out of office before his time. Only once has a President been impeached by the House and stood trial in the Senate, and Andrew Johnson's ordeal took place a full century ago.
From: Judging Nixon: The Impeachment Session, Feb. 4, 1974

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