Book contents
- High Crimes and Misdemeanors
- Reviews
- High Crimes and Misdemeanors
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction to the Second Edition
- 1 British Impeachments, 1376–1787
- 2 American Impeachments before 1787
- 3 The Founders’ Impeachment
- 4 Impeaching Legislators and Lesser Executive Branch Officials
- 5 Impeachment of Judges
- 6 The Impeachment of Andrew Johnson
- 7 The Fall of President Richard Nixon
- 8 The Strange Case of William Jefferson Clinton
- 9 How Donald J. Trump Became President
- 10 The Mueller Investigation: Trump Avoids Impeachment for Russian Collusion and Obstruction of Justice
- 11 Paths Not Taken to Trump Impeachment: Emoluments and Self-Enrichment
- 12 The Twenty-Fifth Amendment Alternative
- 13 Ukraine, a “Perfect Call” and the Road to Trump’s First Impeachment
- 14 The House Impeaches Trump for Ukraine
- 15 The First Senate Trial of Donald Trump
- 16 The Verdict in the First Trump Impeachment and Its Lessons
- 17 Donald Trump’s Second Impeachment, Trial, and Acquittal
- 18 Conclusion: The Future of Impeachment
- Appendix United States Impeachments: 1789 to Present
- Notes
- Index
16 - The Verdict in the First Trump Impeachment and Its Lessons
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 23 November 2023
- High Crimes and Misdemeanors
- Reviews
- High Crimes and Misdemeanors
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction to the Second Edition
- 1 British Impeachments, 1376–1787
- 2 American Impeachments before 1787
- 3 The Founders’ Impeachment
- 4 Impeaching Legislators and Lesser Executive Branch Officials
- 5 Impeachment of Judges
- 6 The Impeachment of Andrew Johnson
- 7 The Fall of President Richard Nixon
- 8 The Strange Case of William Jefferson Clinton
- 9 How Donald J. Trump Became President
- 10 The Mueller Investigation: Trump Avoids Impeachment for Russian Collusion and Obstruction of Justice
- 11 Paths Not Taken to Trump Impeachment: Emoluments and Self-Enrichment
- 12 The Twenty-Fifth Amendment Alternative
- 13 Ukraine, a “Perfect Call” and the Road to Trump’s First Impeachment
- 14 The House Impeaches Trump for Ukraine
- 15 The First Senate Trial of Donald Trump
- 16 The Verdict in the First Trump Impeachment and Its Lessons
- 17 Donald Trump’s Second Impeachment, Trial, and Acquittal
- 18 Conclusion: The Future of Impeachment
- Appendix United States Impeachments: 1789 to Present
- Notes
- Index
Summary
Analyzes the acquittal of Donald Trump in his first impeachment trial, detailing the reasons given by senators who voted to convict and acquit, and advances lessons from the acquittal.
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- High Crimes and MisdemeanorsA History of Impeachment for the Age of Trump, pp. 371 - 384Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023