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High Crimes And Misdemeanors

When Andrew Johnson became president in 1865, the United States was in the middle of one of its most volatile chapters. The country was divided after fighting a bloody civil war and had just experienced the first presidential assassination. We look at how these factors led to the first presidential impeachment in American history.

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High Crimes And Misdemeanors

October 3, 201912:01 AM ET

High Crimes And Misdemeanors

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