CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Three United States presidents have been impeached, although none were convicted: Andrew Johnson was in 1868, Bill Clinton was in 1998, and Donald Trump twice, in 2019 and 2021.

Detailed explanation-2: -Donald Trump, the 45th president of the United States, was impeached for the second time on January 13, 2021, one week before his term expired.

Detailed explanation-3: -Johnson became the first president impeached by the House, but he was later acquitted by the Senate by one vote. The Constitution gives the House of Representatives the sole power to impeach federal officials, and it makes the Senate the sole court for impeachment trials.

Detailed explanation-4: -Other impeachment investigationsEdit An impeachment process against Richard Nixon was commenced, but not completed, as he resigned from office before the full House voted on the articles of impeachment. To date, no president or vice president has been removed from office by impeachment and conviction.