Booze, lies, bribes: Rare US impeachment convictions
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WASHINGTON, Feb 10, 2021 (BSS/AFP) – No matter what awaits Donald Trump following his historic second impeachment trial the mathematical odds are very much in favor of his acquittal.
Since America’s founding, House of Representatives lawmakers have impeached 20 people including Trump and two other presidents but eight judges are the only officials to have been convicted at trial in the Senate and removed.
Here are some notable instances:
– No sympathy for Trump –
Alcee Hastings has had what must be the singular experience of having both been impeached and voted in US Congress to impeach another official.
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