Contrary to the shallow debate on the proposed impeachment of DONALD JOHN TRUMP, here's reality. Nineteen federal officials have been impeached, and there have been convictions and resignations. While not on this list, RICHARD MILHOUS NIXON resigned in disgrace before the House of Representatives got to vote on the Judiciary Committee's impeachment resolutions.
From WIKIPEDIA:
From WIKIPEDIA:
# | Date of Impeachment | Accused | Office | Accusations | Result[Note 1] | References | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | July 7, 1797 | ![]() | William Blount | United States Senator(Tennessee) | Conspiring to assist Britain in capturing Spanish territory | Senate refused to accept impeachment of a Senator by the House of Representatives, instead expelling him from the Senate on their own authority[9][Note 2] | [10] |
2 | March 2, 1803 | John Pickering | Judge (District of New Hampshire) | Drunkenness and unlawful rulings | Convicted; removed on March 12, 1804[9][11] | [10][11] | |
3 | March 12, 1804 | ![]() | Samuel Chase | Associate Justice (Supreme Court of the United States) | Political bias and arbitrary rulings, promoting a partisan political agenda on the bench [12] | Acquitted on March 1, 1805 | [9][11] |
4 | April 24, 1830 | ![]() | James H. Peck | Judge (District of Missouri) | Abuse of power[13] | Acquitted on January 31, 1831[9][11] | [10][11] |
5 | May 6, 1862 | ![]() | West Hughes Humphreys | Judge (Eastern, Middle, and Western Districts of Tennessee) | Supporting the Confederacy | Convicted; removed and disqualified on June 26, 1862[10][9][11] | [10][11] |
6 | February 24, 1868 | ![]() | Andrew Johnson | President of the United States | Violating the Tenure of Office Act | Acquitted on May 26, 1868[9] | [10] |
7 | February 28, 1873 | ![]() | Mark W. Delahay | Judge (District of Kansas) | Drunkenness | Resigned on December 12, 1873[11][14] | [11][14] |
8 | March 2, 1876 | ![]() | William W. Belknap | United States Secretary of War | Graft, corruption | Acquitted after his resignation on August 1, 1876.[9] | [10] |
9 | December 13, 1904 | Charles Swayne | Judge (Northern District of Florida) | Failure to live in his district, abuse of power[15] | Acquitted on February 27, 1905[9][11] | [10][11] | |
10 | July 11, 1912 | ![]() | Robert Wodrow Archbald | Associate Justice (United States Commerce Court) Judge (Third Circuit Court of Appeals) | Improper acceptance of gifts from litigants and attorneys | Convicted; removed and disqualified on January 13, 1913[10][9][11] | [10][11] |
11 | April 1, 1926 | ![]() | George W. English | Judge (Eastern District of Illinois) | Abuse of power | Resigned on November 4, 1926,[10][9]proceedings dismissed on December 13, 1926[10][11] | [10][11] |
12 | February 24, 1933 | Harold Louderback | Judge (Northern District of California) | Corruption | Acquitted on May 24, 1933[9][11] | [10][11] | |
13 | March 2, 1936 | Halsted L. Ritter | Judge (Southern District of Florida) | Champerty, corruption, tax evasion, practicing law while a judge | Convicted; removed on April 17, 1936[9][11] | [10][11] | |
14 | July 22, 1986 | ![]() | Harry E. Claiborne | Judge (District of Nevada) | Tax evasion | Removed on October 9, 1986[9][11] | [10][11] |
15 | August 3, 1988 | ![]() | Alcee Hastings | Judge (Southern District of Florida) | Accepting a bribe, and committing perjury during the resulting investigation | Removed on October 20, 1989[9][11] | [10][11] |
16 | May 10, 1989 | ![]() | Walter Nixon | Chief Judge (Southern District of Mississippi) | Perjury | Removed on November 3, 1989[9][11][Note 3] | [10][11] |
17 | December 19, 1998 | ![]() | Bill Clinton | President of the United States | Perjury and obstruction of justice | Acquitted on February 12, 1999[9] | [16] |
18 | June 19, 2009 | ![]() | Samuel B. Kent | Judge (Southern District of Texas) | Sexual assault, and obstruction of justice during the resulting investigation | Resigned on June 30, 2009,[11][17]proceedings dismissed on July 22, 2009[9][11][18] | [11][19] |
19 | March 11, 2010 | ![]() | Thomas Porteous | Judge (Eastern District of Louisiana) | Making false financial disclosures | Removed and disqualified on December 8, 2010[9][11][20] | [11][21] |