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Two US presidents have been impeached: Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton.
Both were tried by the Senate (as is required in impeachment) and acquitted. Clinton was acquitted by a very wide margin - a 2/3 majority vote of the senate is required to convict, and on each charge, no more than half of the senate voted to convict him.
Johnson, on the other hand, was acquitted by only one vote.
Richard Nixon chose to resign rather than face impeachment. The House of Representatives was already holding hearings considering whether to draw up articles of impeachment against him, and then the Supreme Court ordered the release of several recorded conversations showing that he knew about the cover-up of the Watergate break-in, and tried to stop the FBI from investigating.
In the face of this, it became certain that he would be impeached, and, most likely, convicted and removed from office. He therefore resigned to avoid complete disgrace.
It is only speculation regarding former US president Richard Nixon.
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How many presidents were ever impeached?
Only two presidents have been impeached. Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton
How presidents were impeached?
None
How many presidents have been convicted on impeachment charges?
None. Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton are the only Presidents to have been impeached. Both were acquitted President Nixon resigned August 9, 1974 before the Senate could vote on his impeachment
Name of us presidents that have been impeached?
Bill Clinton and Andrew Johnson are the only two US presidents to be impeached, but impeachment is only the first step in the process of removing a president. (Many people think "impeached" means "thrown out of office," but that is not true.) The procedure for removing a president involves both houses of Congress. After first being impeached (which is like being indicted) in the House of Representatives, a vote must then be taken in the US Senate; if a majority of senators agree, then the president is removed. In the cases of Presidents Clinton and Johnson, the Senate did not vote to convict them, so both men finished their terms as president.
How many us . presidents have been removed from office after having been impeached?
No Us President has been removed from office via the impeachment process. There have been two presidents who have been impeached. In 1868, Andrew Johnson was impeached by the House for violating certain statutes related to government processes; in 1998, Bill Clinton was impeached for perjury and obstruction of justice. However, neither of these presidents was convicted by the Senate, so neither of them was removed from office.
