Wednesday, May 01, 2019

19 Federal Officials Impeached

Contrary to the shallow debate on the proposed impeachment of DONALD JOHN TRUMP, here's reality.  Nineteen federal officials have been impeached, and there have been convictions and resignations.  While not on this list, RICHARD MILHOUS NIXON resigned in disgrace before the House of Representatives got to vote on the Judiciary Committee's impeachment resolutions.

From WIKIPEDIA:


#Date of ImpeachmentAccusedOfficeAccusationsResult[Note 1]Refer­ences
1July 7, 1797William-blount-wb-cooper.jpgWilliam BlountUnited States Senator(Tennessee)Conspiring to assist Britain in capturing Spanish territorySenate refused to accept impeachment of a Senator by the House of Representatives, instead expelling him from the Senate on their own authority[9][Note 2][10]
2March 2, 1803John PickeringJudge (District of New Hampshire)Drunkenness and unlawful rulingsConvicted; removed on March 12, 1804[9][11][10][11]
3March 12, 1804Samuel Chase (bust crop).jpgSamuel ChaseAssociate Justice (Supreme Court of the United States)Political bias and arbitrary rulings, promoting a partisan political agenda on the bench [12]Acquitted on March 1, 1805[9][11]
4April 24, 1830JamesHPeck.jpgJames H. PeckJudge (District of Missouri)Abuse of power[13]Acquitted on January 31, 1831[9][11][10][11]
5May 6, 1862West Hughes Humphreys.jpgWest Hughes HumphreysJudge (EasternMiddle, and Western Districts of Tennessee)Supporting the ConfederacyConvicted; removed and disqualified on June 26, 1862[10][9][11][10][11]
6February 24, 1868President Andrew Johnson.jpgAndrew JohnsonPresident of the United StatesViolating the Tenure of Office ActAcquitted on May 26, 1868[9][10]
7February 28, 1873Mark W. Delahay.jpgMark W. DelahayJudge (District of Kansas)DrunkennessResigned on December 12, 1873[11][14][11][14]
8March 2, 1876WWBelknap.jpgWilliam W. BelknapUnited States Secretary of WarGraft, corruptionAcquitted after his resignation on August 1, 1876.[9][10]
9December 13, 1904Charles SwayneJudge (Northern District of Florida)Failure to live in his district, abuse of power[15]Acquitted on February 27, 1905[9][11][10][11]
10July 11, 1912Robert W. Archbald cph.3a03594 (bust crop).jpgRobert Wodrow ArchbaldAssociate Justice (United States Commerce Court)
Judge (Third Circuit Court of Appeals)
Improper acceptance of gifts from litigants and attorneysConvicted; removed and disqualified on January 13, 1913[10][9][11][10][11]
11April 1, 1926George W. English cph.3a03600.jpgGeorge W. EnglishJudge (Eastern District of Illinois)Abuse of powerResigned on November 4, 1926,[10][9]proceedings dismissed on December 13, 1926[10][11][10][11]
12February 24, 1933Harold LouderbackJudge (Northern District of California)CorruptionAcquitted on May 24, 1933[9][11][10][11]
13March 2, 1936Halsted L. RitterJudge (Southern District of Florida)Champerty, corruption, tax evasion, practicing law while a judgeConvicted; removed on April 17, 1936[9][11][10][11]
14July 22, 1986Harry Claiborne (bust crop).jpgHarry E. ClaiborneJudge (District of Nevada)Tax evasionRemoved on October 9, 1986[9][11][10][11]
15August 3, 1988Alcee Hastings Portrait c111-112th Congress.jpgAlcee HastingsJudge (Southern District of Florida)Accepting a bribe, and committing perjury during the resulting investigationRemoved on October 20, 1989[9][11][10][11]
16May 10, 1989Walter Nixon (bust crop).jpgWalter NixonChief Judge (Southern District of Mississippi)PerjuryRemoved on November 3, 1989[9][11][Note 3][10][11]
17December 19, 1998Bill Clinton.jpgBill ClintonPresident of the United StatesPerjury and obstruction of justiceAcquitted on February 12, 1999[9][16]
18June 19, 2009KentSamuel.jpgSamuel B. KentJudge (Southern District of Texas)Sexual assault, and obstruction of justice during the resulting investigationResigned on June 30, 2009,[11][17]proceedings dismissed on July 22, 2009[9][11][18][11][19]
19March 11, 2010PorteousThomasG.jpgThomas PorteousJudge (Eastern District of Louisiana)Making false financial disclosuresRemoved and disqualified on December 8, 2010[9][11][20][11][21]

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