Impeachment just means that the House of Representatives thought that Clinton had committed a crime, and that he should be put on trial. It's basically the same as an indictment.
Once a president has been impeached by the House, the Senate holds a special court trial to try to convict the president of whatever crime he has been impeached for. The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court acts as the judge in the trial.
Clinton did indeed go through a trial but he was acquitted when the Senate failed to get enough votes to convict- it needs to be a two-thirds majority.
Impeachment is like an indictment-- an accusation of acts that would force out of office. However, it is only the first step in removing a president. Only the House can impeach a president and if it does so, the US Senate holds a trial based on the impeachment charges. In order to remove the president, 2/3 of the voting members of the Senate must vote in favor of removing him .
Clinton was impeached but not officially removed from office, and Nixon was to be impeached but resigned before he could be impeached.
Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton
Clinton was impeached Dec 19, 1998 – Feb 12, 1999 On February 12 1999 he was acquitted by the Senate and was not removed from office.
acquitted by the Senate at trial. not removed from office
No, they remained in office for the rest of their terms.
The House of Representatives impeached Bill Clinton in 1998. Clinton was tried, but not convicted. He is the second president in history to be impeached.
Bill ClintonBill Clinton was the last U.S. President to be impeached. The House impeached him, but the Senate did not remove him from office.
Technically no American president has been impeached and subsequently removed from office. Andrew Johnson was impeached, but acquitted. Richard Nixon resigned before his likely impeachment. Bill Clinton was impeached, but not removed from office. Presidents impeached: * Andrew Johnson: impeached by the House but acquitted by the Senate * William (Bill) Clinton: also impeached but acquitted. Therefore, there have been two impeached, none removed.
Three presidents have been impeached but not removed from office. Andrew Johnson was impeached in 1868, Bill Clinton in 1998, and Donald Trump in 2019 and 2021. In each case, the Senate acquitted them and they remained in office.
President Clinton was impeached (accused) of crimes in office, but when the impeachment documents were considered by the Senate, Clinton was not convicted, so remained in office.
Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton were the only presidents that were impeached by the House. Neither were removed from office, that is done through the senate. Nixon would have been impeached, however he resigned from office to avoid impeachment.
Andrew Johnson & Bill Clinton Neither Andrew Johnson or Bill Clinton were actually removed from office following the impeachment trials.