has a president been impeached?

Answer 1

Andrew Johnson was impeached on several articles, notably of violating the Tenure of Office Act, which stated that Senate confirmation was required to remove an appointee as well as to install one. The person in question was Secretary of War Stanton, who however was appointed by Lincoln; the law should not have applied in his case as this would have violated the Constitutional prohibition against ex-post-facto legislation. (Years later the entire law was found unconstitutional by the Supreme Court). Johnson was acquitted of this charge when the Senate failed to obtain the necessary two-thirds majority for conviction. The key vote came from Senator Edmund G. Ross of Kansas, one of the Radical Republicans who despised Johnson but who decided that the case had to be judged on its merits. A second article was voted on a few days later, with the same result.

BIll Clinton was impeached for lying to a grand jury about a minor matter (the Monica Lewinsky affair), and thus forswearing his oath of office to uphold the law and the Constitution. He could have been legitimately convicted on this charge, but the vote went along party lines and the Senate clearly could not achieve a two-thirds majority for conviction.

Richard Nixon was not impeached because he resigned before the House could vote on the four articles of impeachment passed by the House Judiciary Committee. [One principal reason he did so was because conviction in the Senate was certain. A delegation of Republican senators led by Barry Goldwater of Arizona and Jacob Javits of New York - thus covering the entire political spectrum - called on Nixon at the White House the night before Nixon resigned to tell him this.] The articles mentioned violations of law and abuse of both presidential powers and government agencies such as the CIA.

Although articles of impeachment have been filed against other presidents, these did not make it out of committee. Articles of impeachment have not been filed against George W. Bush - yet.

Answer 2

Actually no one!!

Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton were but they were acquitted in their Senate Trials!

Nixon would have been, but he resigned!

Richard Milhous Nixon, the 37th President of the United States, served from January 20, 1969 until his resignation on August 9, 1974. In 1974, the House Judiciary Committee recommended impeachment proceedings against him. The reasons for the impeachment recommendation included:
covering up White House involvement in the Watergate break-in
abuse of Presidential power
refusing to comply with Judiciary Committee subpoenas
If President Nixon had not resigned before official impeachment proceedings could begin, it is considered likely that he would have lost an impeachment vote in the House and would have faced an impeachment trial in the Senate.

Answer 3

Nine American Presidents to date have had impeachment charges filed against them in the House of Representatives: John Tyler, Andrew Johnson, Grover Cleveland, Herbert Hoover, Harry S. Truman, Richard M. Nixon, Ronald W. Reagan, George H. W. Bush, and William Clinton.

Of these, only two -- William Clinton and Andrew Johnson -- were actually impeached by the House of Representatives.
Both were acquitted though.

Answer 4

Okay.... Andrew Jackson and Bill Clinton were impeached but they were acquitted. Nixon resigned before his trial even started. So the answer is 0. No president has ever been impeached completely. Nixon is the only president that resigned his post.

Answer 5

There have been two impeachment proceedings against US presidents... Andrew Johnson (1868) & Bill Clinton (1999).
Both were acquitted

Answer 6

Yes. Slick Willy Clinton is the most famous example. Being impeached is'nt being convicted. It simply means there's enough grounds to justify ordering court hearing/trial. The court can acquit, or convict. The term impeachment just refers to this process.

Answer 7

clinton was impeached but gave someone a super bj and got off

Answer 8

bush has not been impeached
Clinton was impeached but was not removed from office

Answer 9

Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton... both acquitted by the Senate.

Answer 10

cant remove a Pres thru impeachment, he has allies in congress and senate, people power will do, as happened to other countries