- Abuse of power and obstruction of Congress: these are the two charges against Trump for impeachment
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10 December 2019The announcement of the two articles of impeachment to the president of the United States arrived 78 days after that of the Speaker of the Chamber, Nancy Pelosi, to launch a congressional inquiry into Donald Trump. Probably Thursday the Justice commission will vote the two articles. Those that will be approved, will pass to the vote of the Chamber.The entire procedure, which foresees the possible passage to the Senate for the final trial, could last weeks, if not months. But there is also a third hypothesis, no less probable: the Senate, with a Republican majority, could decide to put the impeachment immediately to the vote, acquitting the president without even examining the evidence.
For Andrew Johnson, the first president of American history to face impeachment, it took 94 days, from February 22nd to May 26th 1868.
For Richard Nixon it lasted 184 days. The Chamber approved the impeachment request on 6 February 1974, but the president resigned before being formally charged.
That to Bill Clinton lasted 127 days: the Chamber approved the investigation on 8 October 1998, the Senate voted the absolution on 12 February 1999.