Why the British abandoned impeachment – and what the US Congress might do next
- Written by Eliga Gould, Professor of History, University of New Hampshire
The impeachment trial of Warren Hastings in 1788.Library of CongressImpeachment was developed in medieval England as a way to discipline the king’s ministers and other high officials. The framers of the U.S. Constitution took that idea and applied it to presidents, judges and other federal leaders.
Now that tool is in use, and in question,...
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