Origin. It is commonly thought that this expression refers to James Gordon Bennett. JGB was a real person-in fact, with the expansiveness that is appropriate for this story, two real people.t is commonly thought that this expression refers to James Gordon Bennett. JGB was a real person-in fact, with the expansiveness that is appropriate for this story, two real people.
Allan Lichtman reached meme-status last fall for predicting Donald Trump would win long before anyone else. Prediction prof: Trump will be impeached. The professor who took hell for predicting President Donald Trump has a much longer case for predicting President Mike Pence â and itâs all in his new book, out next week.
The only other President to be impeached was Bill Clinton on December 19 1998 by the House of Representatives on grounds of perjury. Bill Clinton was also acquitted, there have not been any successful impeachments of American Presidents to this date.