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40 Facts About the History of Impeachment (And The Presidents Who Couldn’t Escape Its Fate)

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36. A President Can Be Impeached For Three Things

Writing the Declaration of Independence by Jean Leon Gerome Ferris. Constitution Facts.

Benjamin Franklin’s description of presidential behavior worthy of impeachment was a bit too subjective to use in the country’s founding documents. After all, what defines “obnoxious behavior?” The Founders thought through the dilemma and settled on three items worthy of impeachment. Those three items are treason, bribery, and high crimes and misdemeanors.

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