Bill Clinton was impeached by the House of Representatives, which was primarily Republican. The impeachment was not confirmed, however, by the Senate.
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.
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He was impeached in 1998
Bill Clinton. (Nixon resigned right before he could be impeached).AnswerTrick question: Asked in the singular, it implies only one president was impeached. In fact two presidents were impeached: Bill Clinton, and Andrew Johnson (Lincoln's Vice-President), who was impeached not once but twice. for A+ it is not removed from officeclass 2010-2011 ;)
The House of Representatives has impeached twoPresidents: Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton. Both were acquitted at their Senate trials.
No, President Clinton was not censured. However, he was impeached by the House of Representatives on charges of perjury and obstruction of justice related to his affair with Monica Lewinsky. However, he was acquitted by the Senate and completed his term as President.
Acquitted by the senate
The House of Representatives impeached President Andrew Johnson in 1868 for violating the Tenure of Office Act when he fired Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton. Richard Nixon was almost impeached in 1974 for his role in the Watergate scandal, but resigned before the House could take action. Bill Clinton became the second President to be impeached in December 1998.Both Johnson and Clinton were acquitted at their Senate trials and completed their terms of office.
The House of Representatives has impeached twoPresidents: Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton. Both were acquitted at their Senate trials.
Bill Clinton was impeached by the U.S. House of Representatives on December 19, 1998, which was just over six years after he took office as the 42nd President of the United States on January 20, 1993.
The first President to be impeached was Andrew Johnson. President from 1865-1869. He was tried in spring of 1868, by the Senate and was acquitted by one vote, on the Impeachment charges, and therefore, not removed from office. The second President to be impeached was Bill Clinton. President from 1993-2001. He was impeached in 1998 and was found not guilty.
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