donald trump was the most recent president to be impeached.
donald trump was the most recent president to be impeached.
who was the most recent president to be impeached?
donald trump
impeachment with respect to political office should not be confused with witness impeachment.









































the article on impeachment in the united states discusses the following topics:









































bullet::::- impeachable offenses: high crimes and misdemeanors









































bullet::::- officials subject to impeachment









































bullet::::- procedure









































bullet::::- federal impeachment investigations formally commenced and officials impeached









































bullet::::- history of federal constitutional impeachment









































bullet::::- impeachment in the states









































two presidents have been impeached, andrew johnson in 1868 and bill clinton in 1998. there were efforts to impeach john tyler, richard nixon, george w. bush, barack obama, and donald trump.









































section::::see also.









































bullet::::- list of impeached presidents









































section::::further reading.
impeachment
bullet::::- supreme executive organs can also be impeached before the constitutional court for misconduct in office. impeachment is limited to allegations of culpable violations of actual law; mere political malpractice is not enough. as a special case, the president can only be impeached for culpable violations of law. cabinet members are impeached by the national council. most other officials are impeached by the cabinet. members of provincial administrations are impeached by the national council, the cabinet, or a provincial legislature, depending on the nature of the alleged transgression. the president is impeached by the federal assembly. the president of the court of auditors is impeached by the national council or by one of the provincial parliaments, depending on who or what was being audited when the alleged transgression occurred.
supreme executive organ (austria)