Obama’s Scandals Rival His Predecessors by Chuck Baldwin, May 23, 2013
Obama’s Scandals Rival His Predecessors
By Chuck Baldwin
May 23, 2013
By Chuck Baldwin
May 23, 2013
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Andrew Johnson’s impeachment was doubtless the most politically-motivated impeachment of a President in US history. He was impeached by radical Republicans who were angry at Johnson’s mild and temperate approach to reconstruction after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln and surrender of Southern forces. Specifically, Johnson was impeached for violating the Tenure of Office Act in 1867, which forbade the President from dismissing office holders without the Senate’s approval. The Act was ruled unconstitutional in 1926.