Impeachment of Andrew Johnson
Andrew Johnson became the 17th president after the assassination of president Abraham Lincoln. Andrew Johnson was the
first president to be impeached. The house of representatives voted 11 articles of impeachment against him. He violated the tenure of office act when he removed the secretary of war, Edwin Stanton from the cabinet. President Andrew Johnson was impeached on February 24, 1868. The case in the trial lasted from march to may 1868. The majority voted him guilty by 35 to 19, so Andrew Johnson was no longer president.
first president to be impeached. The house of representatives voted 11 articles of impeachment against him. He violated the tenure of office act when he removed the secretary of war, Edwin Stanton from the cabinet. President Andrew Johnson was impeached on February 24, 1868. The case in the trial lasted from march to may 1868. The majority voted him guilty by 35 to 19, so Andrew Johnson was no longer president.