Impeachment investigations of United States federal officials
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Numerous federal officials in the United States have been threatened with impeachment
and removal from office. Most have not got very far, but were quite controversial in their time. Below is a summary of those few which actually were introduced in Congress.
, Andrew Johnson
and Bill Clinton
, have been impeached in the history of the United States. However, both were acquitted by the United States Senate
and not actually removed from office; removal requires an impeachment vote from the House of Representatives
and a conviction from the Senate.
from office.
On January 10, 1843, a resolution introduced by Rep. John Minor Botts, of Virginia, charged "John Tyler, Vice President acting as President" with nine counts of impeachable offenses, including corruption, official misconduct, and other high crimes and misdemeanors. The resolution was defeated, 83-127.
After Tyler vetoed a tariff bill in June 1842, the House of Representatives initiated the first impeachment proceedings against a president in American history. A committee headed by former president John Quincy Adams
, who was now a congressman, condemned Tyler's use of the veto and stated that Tyler should be impeached. (This was not only a matter of the Whigs supporting the bank and tariff legislation which Tyler vetoed. Until the presidency of the Whigs' archenemy Andrew Jackson, presidents vetoed bills rarely, and then generally on constitutional rather than policy grounds, so Tyler's actions also went against the Whigs' concept of the presidency.) Adams then proposed a constitutional amendment to change the two-thirds requirement to override a veto to a simple majority, but neither house passed such a measure.
.
While it found no real cause, it did find that his administration was the most corrupt since the foundation of the Republic.
from office. The first occurred on On January 7, 1867, when Rep. James M. Ashley of Ohio, introduced a resolution accusing him of "corruption.". On November 21, 1867, the House Judiciary committee produced a bill of impeachment that consisted of a vast collection of complaints against him. After a furious debate, a formal vote was held in the House of Representatives on December 5, 1867, which failed 57-108.
Another try the following year succeeded and at the Senate trial, Johnson was acquitted by one vote.
for various sundry scandals.
twice introduced impeachment resolutions against President Herbert Hoover
. The resolutions were tabled.by wide margins.
fired General of the Army Douglas MacArthur
. The Republicans in the Congress made numerous calls for Truman's head. There were hearings in the Senate, and a year later, Congressmen George H. Bender
and Paul W. Shafer
separately introduced , H.R. Res. 607 and 614, against President Truman. The resolution was referred to the Judiciary Committee, which being run by Democrats, sat on them. However, the US Senate held extensive hearings on the matter.
introduced a resolution to impeach President Lyndon B. Johnson
, which was sent to the House Judiciary Committee and soon buried.
submitted a resolution, H. Res. 975, to impeach President Richard Nixon
. The resolution was referred to the Judiciary Committee. The next day, John Conyers
introduced a similar resolution, H. Res. 976, and both referred to the Judiciary Committee. Id. at 16,663. On May 18, 1972, Mr. Conyers introduced his second resolution, H. Res. 989, calling for President Nixon's impeachment. The resolution was referred to the Judiciary Committee, where they died.
As the Watergate affair heated up in the summer of 1973, Rep Robert Drinan
tried again, and introduced H.R. Res. 513, was introduced on July 31, The resolution was referred to the Judiciary Committee, which at the time didn't really want to get involved with such a wrenching process. Then came the So-called Saturday Night Massacre
, and "all hell broke loose."
On October 23, 1973, a landslide of resolutions calling for impeachment, impeachment investigations, and the appointment of a special prosecutor were introduced against President Nixon. The introduction of these resolutions continued for several days, but the Judiciary committee refused to start a formal investigation, especially with the Vice Presidency vacant after the resignation of Spiro Agnew
less than two weeks before.
With pressure growing and a new Vice President in place, the House passed a resolution, H. Res. 803, on February 6, 1974, giving the Judiciary Committee authority to actually investigate the charges against the President.
The hearings lasted until the summer, when after much wrangling, the Judiciary Committee voted out three articles of impeachment to the floor of the full House, the first time anything like this had got that far in over a century.
With the release of new tapes after the administration lost the case of US v. Nixon, and with Impeachment and removal by the Senate all but certain, Nixon became the first president to resign on August 9, 1974.
, Democrat of Texas, introduced articles of impeachment against President Ronald Reagan
regarding the Iran Contra affair, leading to the joint hearings that dominated the summer. A special prosecuter was appointed.
introduced H. Res. 34, to impeach President George H. W. Bush
for starting the Gulf War
. The resolution was referred to the Judiciary Committee, where it died. Gonzalez tried again with H. Res. 86 on February 21. Both bills were referred to the Subcommittee on Economic and Commercial Law March 18, 1992, where the effort died.
to inquire into impeachment proceedings—months before the Monica Lewinsky
scandal
came to light. Foremost among the concerns Barr cited at the time was apparent obstruction of Justice Department investigations into Clinton campaign fundraising from foreign sources, chiefly the People's Republic of China
. The resolution was referred to the Rules Committee for further action,. which deems that none was necessary. Just a couple of months later, the Lewinsky Affair broke, leading to a frenzy of scandal and Clinton's impeachment and acquittal.
's name surfaced during witness testimony in a House "investigation of Crédit Mobilier scandal. Under this cloud of suspicion, on February 20, 1873, Congressman Fernando Wood
introduced a resolution to investigate the Vice President's conduct. The House, however, refused to consider Mr. Wood's resolution, primarily because Colfax was leaving office in a little over two weeks. Then a second resolution was introduced by Congressman Tyner, calling for a general investigation into the witness testimony to see if anyone else warranted impeachment. This resolution was adopted and referred to the Judiciary Committee, which buried it.
had been taking kickbacks from local contractors as late as December 1972. The scandal became public in the summer of that year, and as the days progressed, it appeared that an indictment was imminent. So, on the theory that a sitting Vice President couldn't be indicted, at least while an impeachment proceeding was going on, Agnew asked the House to start one in a letter dated September 15, 1973.
On September 26, 1973, the House took up debate on Vice President Agnew's request. Congressman Paul Findley
offered a resolution, H. Res. 569, appointing a Select Committee to investigate the Vice President. The resolution was referred to the Rules Committee, which sat on it while Attorney General Elliot Richardson
negotiated a plea bargain with the soon-to-be-disgraced Vice President.
Agnew resigned on October 10, 1973, by unanimous consent of the House, the Judiciary Committee was discharged from further investigation under House Resolution 572.
by a unanimous vote of the House of Representatives shortly after he had resigned for allegedly having received money in return for post tradership appointments. Speaker of the House Michael C. Kerr
wrote to the Senate
that Belknap resigned "with intent to evade the proceedings of impeachment against him." Belknap was tried by the Senate, which ruled by a vote of 37-29 that it had jurisdiction despite the resignation. The vote on conviction fell short of the two-thirds required, with 35 to 37 votes for each article and 25 votes against each. Two of those voting for conviction, 22 of those voting for acquittal, and one who declined to vote said they felt that the Senate did not have jurisdiction due to Belknap's resignation.
However it was his alleged knowledge of a kickback scam involving bootleggers
(operated by his chief aide Jess Smith
) that led to his eventual resignation on March 28, 1924. As the subject of a U.S. Senate
investigation begun the year before, spearheaded under the direction of Senator Burton K. Wheeler
of Montana, Daugherty, was eventually found not guilty in the investigation.
and others introduced articles of Impeachment against Andrew Mellon, with hearings before the House Judiciary Committee at the end of that month. After the hearings were over, but before the scheduled vote on whether to report the articles to the full House. Mellon accepted an appointment to the post of Ambassador to the Court of St. James
, and resigned, thus rendering further action on the issue moot.
introduced articles of Impeachment against Eugene Meyer
, Secretary of the Treasury William Woodin, two former Treasury Secretaries (Andrew Mellon and Ogden L. Mills
); J. F. T. O'Connor (Comptroller of Currency); John W. Pole
(former Comptroller of Currency); four members and three former members of the Federal Reserve Board; twelve Federal Reserve Agents; and one former Federal Reserve Agent. There was a hearing on the subject before the House Judiciary committee, but nothing became of it.
offered an impeachment resolution against the above federal officials. The resolution was referred to the Judiciary Committee where it died a quiet death.
Congressional conservatives were angered with Secretary Francis Perkins when she had refused to deport Harry Bridges
, the head of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union
. Bridges, an Australian longshoreman who came to America in 1920, was accused of being a Communist.
. The resolution was referred to the Rules Committee. A week later, Rep Philip Crane, introduced H. Res. 1025. It was also referred to the Rules Committee. and both never saw the light of day again.
. It was referred to the HJC's subcommittee on the Constitution, where it died.
and 31 co-sponsors introduced H. Res. 589 which sought impeachment hearings by the Judiciary Committee against Attorney General Alberto Gonzales
. It was referred to the Rules Committee instead. Gonzales resigned two months later.
, father of "Lucky Lindy"
, offered articles of impeachment against five members of the Federal Reserve Board. The articles were referred to the Judiciary Committee for investigation. On March 3, the Judiciary Committee submitted its report, H.R. Rep. 64-1628, finding insufficient evidence to support impeachment.
's attempt to impeach numerous officials in May 1933 is detailed above.
and ten other members of the Federal Open Market Committee
and H.R. Res. 102, against Volcker alone.The resolution was referred to the Judiciary Committee., where it was never heard of again. However, not to be deterred, Gonzalez introduced the bill in each of the next two congresses, and they met the same fate.
of Ohio introduced a resolution requesting the Committee on Public Expenditures investigate Smythe's conduct.
The next day, the House resumed debate over these three resolutions. A different resolution was ultimately adopted which did not call for Smythe's impeachment, but rather his immediate removal from office by the President. A copy of the resolution was sent to President Andrew Johnson
, who ignored it. Smythe left office in 1869 with the change in administration.
and William E. West, and why they hadn't tried to get some American citizens out of jail there. The resolution was then referred to the Foreign Relations Committee, where it died.
, of Ohio introduced a point of privilege demanding that Wright be impeached for using armed deputies to fix an election. The proposition was held to be out of order.
of Illinois demanded the impeachment of H. Snowden Marshall, United States District Attorney for the Southern District of New York, for alleged neglect of duty and subservience to "the great criminal trusts," The Chicago Tribune clamed it had been In an effort to stop the grand jury investigation into the activities of Labor's National Peace council
.
About a month later, on Buchanan again offered a resolution, H.R. Res. 90, to investigate Marshall. This time the resolution was adopted and referred to the Judiciary Committee for further action.
On January 27, 1916, the House passed a resolution, H.R. Res. 110, granting the Judiciary Committee authority to subpoena witnesses and to use a Subcommittee. A few days later, a Subcommittee of the Judiciary Committee was organized to take testimony. On April 5, the HJC reported its findings, H.R. Rep. No. 64-494, to the House.. The Judiciary Committee recommended a Select Committee be appointed to further investigate Marshall. Rep. Kitchins offered a resolution, H.R. Res. 193, to adopt the Judiciary Committee's recommendations. The resolution passed and the Select Committee was formed.
The Select Committee report was read into the record on April 14. The report found Marshall guilty of a breach of the privileges of the House and in contempt of the House of Representatives and recommended he be brought to the bar of the House to answer the charges.
On June 20, a resolution, H.R. Res. 268, was submitted which charged Marshall with violating the privileges of the House of Representatives and calling the Speaker to issue a warrant for Marshall's arrest. The resolution was adopted. On June 22, the Speaker signed the warrant.
When Marshall was arrested by the Sergeant at Arms on June 26, he served the Sergeant at Arms with a writ of habeas corpus. The HJC voted to end the investigation on July 16. Marshall's writ eventually went to the United States Supreme Court where Chief Justice White issued the opinion of the court on April 23, 1917. The Court granted the writ and released Marshall from custody. [Marshall v. Gordon, 243 U.S. 521 (1916)].
The Judiciary Committee submitted its last report, H.R. Rep. 64-1077, concerning impeachment efforts against Marshall on August 4, the report, which recommended against impeachment, was referred to the House Calendar
.
On June 9, 1926, Mr. Rankin submitted a brief to the investigating committee supporting Fenning's impeachment. Then on June 16, 1926, after Fenning answered the charges, Mr. Rankin submitted a reply brief.
Two committees were involved in the impeachment investigation of Fenning. A preliminary report of a Special Subcommittee of the Committee on the District of Columbia was submitted to the House on June 30, 1926. Then on July 1, the final Judiciary Committee report, H.R. Rep. No. 69-1590, was submitted to the House and later referred to the House Calendar
. The proceedings ended with his resignation.
introduced an impeachment resolution, H.R. Res. 547, against Liam S. Coonan, for doing something unspecified. It was sent to the HJC, where it died.
introduced an impeachment resolution, H.R. Res. 647, against Ambassador Richard Helms
for actions taken as Director of the CIA The resolution was referred to the Judiciary Committee. When nothing happened, Fr. Drinan introduced another impeachment resolution, H.R. Res. 1105, against Ambassador Helms on March 24, 1976. This resolution was also sent to the Judiciary Committee., which also died there.
introduced an impeachment resolution, H.R. Res. 881, against the Goldsteins, for gratuitous persecution in relation to their investigation of the congressman, which led to his indictment a month before. It was sent to the HJC, where it died.
and nine co-sponsors introduced H.R. Res. 274, against Paul Rand Dixon
. The resolution was referred to the Judiciary Committee and vanished without a trace.
. The resolution was referred to the Judiciary Committee for action.
Young had met secretly for meetings, in violation of American law, with representatives of the Palestine Liberation Organization
, which culminated in Carter asking for Young's resignation. Jimmy Carter denied any complicity in The Andrew Young Affair.
McDonald waited until July 13, 1978, to introduce a second impeachment resolution, H.R. Res. 1267, against him, and this time the resolution was tabled on the House floor.
, who himself had been impeached, introduced H.RES.545 impeaching Kenneth Starr
, whose investigation was leading to the impeachment of President Bill Clinton
. Two days later, the House voted to table the bill 340 - 71.
Several weeks later, Hastings introduced H.RES.582, authorizing an investigation to see whether Starr should be impeached. This was referred to the Rules committee, which buried it.
Impeachment
Impeachment is a formal process in which an official is accused of unlawful activity, the outcome of which, depending on the country, may include the removal of that official from office as well as other punishment....
and removal from office. Most have not got very far, but were quite controversial in their time. Below is a summary of those few which actually were introduced in Congress.
Presidents
Only two presidentsPresident of the United States
The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces....
, Andrew Johnson
Andrew Johnson
Andrew Johnson was the 17th President of the United States . As Vice-President of the United States in 1865, he succeeded Abraham Lincoln following the latter's assassination. Johnson then presided over the initial and contentious Reconstruction era of the United States following the American...
and Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Inaugurated at age 46, he was the third-youngest president. He took office at the end of the Cold War, and was the first president of the baby boomer generation...
, have been impeached in the history of the United States. However, both were acquitted by the United States Senate
United States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...
and not actually removed from office; removal requires an impeachment vote from the House of Representatives
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
and a conviction from the Senate.
John Tyler
There were a number of failed attempts to remove President John TylerJohn Tyler
John Tyler was the tenth President of the United States . A native of Virginia, Tyler served as a state legislator, governor, U.S. representative, and U.S. senator before being elected Vice President . He was the first to succeed to the office of President following the death of a predecessor...
from office.
On January 10, 1843, a resolution introduced by Rep. John Minor Botts, of Virginia, charged "John Tyler, Vice President acting as President" with nine counts of impeachable offenses, including corruption, official misconduct, and other high crimes and misdemeanors. The resolution was defeated, 83-127.
After Tyler vetoed a tariff bill in June 1842, the House of Representatives initiated the first impeachment proceedings against a president in American history. A committee headed by former president John Quincy Adams
John Quincy Adams
John Quincy Adams was the sixth President of the United States . He served as an American diplomat, Senator, and Congressional representative. He was a member of the Federalist, Democratic-Republican, National Republican, and later Anti-Masonic and Whig parties. Adams was the son of former...
, who was now a congressman, condemned Tyler's use of the veto and stated that Tyler should be impeached. (This was not only a matter of the Whigs supporting the bank and tariff legislation which Tyler vetoed. Until the presidency of the Whigs' archenemy Andrew Jackson, presidents vetoed bills rarely, and then generally on constitutional rather than policy grounds, so Tyler's actions also went against the Whigs' concept of the presidency.) Adams then proposed a constitutional amendment to change the two-thirds requirement to override a veto to a simple majority, but neither house passed such a measure.
James Buchanan
During most of 1860, the "Covode Committee" held hearings on whether to impeach President James BuchananJames Buchanan
James Buchanan, Jr. was the 15th President of the United States . He is the only president from Pennsylvania, the only president who remained a lifelong bachelor and the last to be born in the 18th century....
.
While it found no real cause, it did find that his administration was the most corrupt since the foundation of the Republic.
Andrew Johnson
There were several attempts to remove President Andrew JohnsonAndrew Johnson
Andrew Johnson was the 17th President of the United States . As Vice-President of the United States in 1865, he succeeded Abraham Lincoln following the latter's assassination. Johnson then presided over the initial and contentious Reconstruction era of the United States following the American...
from office. The first occurred on On January 7, 1867, when Rep. James M. Ashley of Ohio, introduced a resolution accusing him of "corruption.". On November 21, 1867, the House Judiciary committee produced a bill of impeachment that consisted of a vast collection of complaints against him. After a furious debate, a formal vote was held in the House of Representatives on December 5, 1867, which failed 57-108.
Another try the following year succeeded and at the Senate trial, Johnson was acquitted by one vote.
Ulysses S. Grant
Near the end of his term in 1877, among the tumult of the Hayes/Tildon election mess, several Democratic congressmen threatened to impeach President Ulysses S. GrantUlysses S. Grant
Ulysses S. Grant was the 18th President of the United States as well as military commander during the Civil War and post-war Reconstruction periods. Under Grant's command, the Union Army defeated the Confederate military and ended the Confederate States of America...
for various sundry scandals.
Herbert Hoover
During the lame duck session of Congress in 1932-33, Congressman Louis Thomas McFaddenLouis Thomas McFadden
Louis Thomas McFadden was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Early life:...
twice introduced impeachment resolutions against President Herbert Hoover
Herbert Hoover
Herbert Clark Hoover was the 31st President of the United States . Hoover was originally a professional mining engineer and author. As the United States Secretary of Commerce in the 1920s under Presidents Warren Harding and Calvin Coolidge, he promoted partnerships between government and business...
. The resolutions were tabled.by wide margins.
Harry S. Truman
In April 1951, President Harry S. TrumanHarry S. Truman
Harry S. Truman was the 33rd President of the United States . As President Franklin D. Roosevelt's third vice president and the 34th Vice President of the United States , he succeeded to the presidency on April 12, 1945, when President Roosevelt died less than three months after beginning his...
fired General of the Army Douglas MacArthur
Douglas MacArthur
General of the Army Douglas MacArthur was an American general and field marshal of the Philippine Army. He was a Chief of Staff of the United States Army during the 1930s and played a prominent role in the Pacific theater during World War II. He received the Medal of Honor for his service in the...
. The Republicans in the Congress made numerous calls for Truman's head. There were hearings in the Senate, and a year later, Congressmen George H. Bender
George H. Bender
George Harrison Bender was a Republican politician from Ohio. He served in the United States House of Representatives from 1939 to 1947 and 1951 to 1954, and also in the U.S. Senate from 1954 to 1957.-Early life:...
and Paul W. Shafer
Paul W. Shafer
Paul Werntz Shafer was a politician and judge from the U.S. state of Michigan.Shafer was born in Elkhart, Indiana and moved with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John M. Shafer, to Three Rivers, Michigan, where he attended public schools...
separately introduced , H.R. Res. 607 and 614, against President Truman. The resolution was referred to the Judiciary Committee, which being run by Democrats, sat on them. However, the US Senate held extensive hearings on the matter.
Lyndon B. Johnson
IN the fall of 1968, Rep. Bella AbzugBella Abzug
Bella Savitsky Abzug was an American lawyer, Congresswoman, social activist and a leader of the Women's Movement. In 1971, Abzug joined other leading feminists such as Gloria Steinem and Betty Friedan to found the National Women's Political Caucus...
introduced a resolution to impeach President Lyndon B. Johnson
Lyndon B. Johnson
Lyndon Baines Johnson , often referred to as LBJ, was the 36th President of the United States after his service as the 37th Vice President of the United States...
, which was sent to the House Judiciary Committee and soon buried.
Richard M. Nixon
On May 9, 1972, Congressman Leo RyanLeo Ryan
Leo Joseph Ryan, Jr. was an American politician of the Democratic Party. He served as a U.S. Representative from California's 11th congressional district from 1973 until he was murdered in Guyana by members of the Peoples Temple shortly before the Jonestown Massacre in 1978.After the Watts Riots...
submitted a resolution, H. Res. 975, to impeach President Richard Nixon
Richard Nixon
Richard Milhous Nixon was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. The only president to resign the office, Nixon had previously served as a US representative and senator from California and as the 36th Vice President of the United States from 1953 to 1961 under...
. The resolution was referred to the Judiciary Committee. The next day, John Conyers
John Conyers
John Conyers, Jr. is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1965 . He is a member of the Democratic Party...
introduced a similar resolution, H. Res. 976, and both referred to the Judiciary Committee. Id. at 16,663. On May 18, 1972, Mr. Conyers introduced his second resolution, H. Res. 989, calling for President Nixon's impeachment. The resolution was referred to the Judiciary Committee, where they died.
As the Watergate affair heated up in the summer of 1973, Rep Robert Drinan
Robert Drinan
Robert Frederick Drinan, S.J. was a Roman Catholic Jesuit priest, lawyer, human rights activist, and Democratic U.S. Representative from Massachusetts...
tried again, and introduced H.R. Res. 513, was introduced on July 31, The resolution was referred to the Judiciary Committee, which at the time didn't really want to get involved with such a wrenching process. Then came the So-called Saturday Night Massacre
Saturday night massacre
The "Saturday Night Massacre" was the term given by political commentators to U.S. President Richard Nixon's executive dismissal of independent special prosecutor Archibald Cox, and the resignations of Attorney General Elliot Richardson and Deputy Attorney General William Ruckelshaus on October 20,...
, and "all hell broke loose."
On October 23, 1973, a landslide of resolutions calling for impeachment, impeachment investigations, and the appointment of a special prosecutor were introduced against President Nixon. The introduction of these resolutions continued for several days, but the Judiciary committee refused to start a formal investigation, especially with the Vice Presidency vacant after the resignation of Spiro Agnew
Spiro Agnew
Spiro Theodore Agnew was the 39th Vice President of the United States , serving under President Richard Nixon, and the 55th Governor of Maryland...
less than two weeks before.
With pressure growing and a new Vice President in place, the House passed a resolution, H. Res. 803, on February 6, 1974, giving the Judiciary Committee authority to actually investigate the charges against the President.
The hearings lasted until the summer, when after much wrangling, the Judiciary Committee voted out three articles of impeachment to the floor of the full House, the first time anything like this had got that far in over a century.
With the release of new tapes after the administration lost the case of US v. Nixon, and with Impeachment and removal by the Senate all but certain, Nixon became the first president to resign on August 9, 1974.
Ronald Reagan
On March 6, 1987 Rep. Henry B. GonzalezHenry B. Gonzalez
Henry Barbosa González was a Democratic politician from the state of Texas. He represented Texas's 20th congressional district from 1961 to 1999.-Background:...
, Democrat of Texas, introduced articles of impeachment against President Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan
Ronald Wilson Reagan was the 40th President of the United States , the 33rd Governor of California and, prior to that, a radio, film and television actor....
regarding the Iran Contra affair, leading to the joint hearings that dominated the summer. A special prosecuter was appointed.
George H. W. Bush
On January 16, 1991, Congressman Henry B. GonzalezHenry B. Gonzalez
Henry Barbosa González was a Democratic politician from the state of Texas. He represented Texas's 20th congressional district from 1961 to 1999.-Background:...
introduced H. Res. 34, to impeach President George H. W. Bush
George H. W. Bush
George Herbert Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 41st President of the United States . He had previously served as the 43rd Vice President of the United States , a congressman, an ambassador, and Director of Central Intelligence.Bush was born in Milton, Massachusetts, to...
for starting the Gulf War
Gulf War
The Persian Gulf War , commonly referred to as simply the Gulf War, was a war waged by a U.N.-authorized coalition force from 34 nations led by the United States, against Iraq in response to Iraq's invasion and annexation of Kuwait.The war is also known under other names, such as the First Gulf...
. The resolution was referred to the Judiciary Committee, where it died. Gonzalez tried again with H. Res. 86 on February 21. Both bills were referred to the Subcommittee on Economic and Commercial Law March 18, 1992, where the effort died.
Bill Clinton
On November 5, 1997, Rep. Robert Barr introduced a resolution, H.R. Res. 304, directing the House Judiciary CommitteeUnited States House Committee on the Judiciary
The U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary, also called the House Judiciary Committee, is a standing committee of the United States House of Representatives. It is charged with overseeing the administration of justice within the federal courts, administrative agencies and Federal law enforcement...
to inquire into impeachment proceedings—months before the Monica Lewinsky
Monica Lewinsky
Monica Samille Lewinsky is an American woman with whom United States President Bill Clinton admitted to having had an "improper relationship" while she worked at the White House in 1995 and 1996...
scandal
Lewinsky scandal
The Lewinsky scandal was a political sex scandal emerging in 1998 from a sexual relationship between United States President Bill Clinton and a 25-year-old White House intern, Monica Lewinsky. The news of this extra-marital affair and the resulting investigation eventually led to the impeachment of...
came to light. Foremost among the concerns Barr cited at the time was apparent obstruction of Justice Department investigations into Clinton campaign fundraising from foreign sources, chiefly the People's Republic of China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
. The resolution was referred to the Rules Committee for further action,. which deems that none was necessary. Just a couple of months later, the Lewinsky Affair broke, leading to a frenzy of scandal and Clinton's impeachment and acquittal.
Schuyler Colfax
Vice President Schuyler ColfaxSchuyler Colfax
Schuyler Colfax, Jr. was a United States Representative from Indiana , Speaker of the House of Representatives , and the 17th Vice President of the United States . To date, he is one of only two Americans to have served as both House speaker and vice president.President Ulysses S...
's name surfaced during witness testimony in a House "investigation of Crédit Mobilier scandal. Under this cloud of suspicion, on February 20, 1873, Congressman Fernando Wood
Fernando Wood
Fernando Wood was an American politician of the Democratic Party and mayor of New York City; he also served as a United States Representative and as Chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means in both the 45th and 46th Congress .A successful shipping merchant who became Grand Sachem of the...
introduced a resolution to investigate the Vice President's conduct. The House, however, refused to consider Mr. Wood's resolution, primarily because Colfax was leaving office in a little over two weeks. Then a second resolution was introduced by Congressman Tyner, calling for a general investigation into the witness testimony to see if anyone else warranted impeachment. This resolution was adopted and referred to the Judiciary Committee, which buried it.
Spiro Agnew
In the early spring of 1973, the U.S. attorney in Maryland, investigating illegal campaign contributions and kickbacks, discovered that Vice President Spiro AgnewSpiro Agnew
Spiro Theodore Agnew was the 39th Vice President of the United States , serving under President Richard Nixon, and the 55th Governor of Maryland...
had been taking kickbacks from local contractors as late as December 1972. The scandal became public in the summer of that year, and as the days progressed, it appeared that an indictment was imminent. So, on the theory that a sitting Vice President couldn't be indicted, at least while an impeachment proceeding was going on, Agnew asked the House to start one in a letter dated September 15, 1973.
On September 26, 1973, the House took up debate on Vice President Agnew's request. Congressman Paul Findley
Paul Findley
Paul Findley is a former United States Representative from Illinois, representing its 20th District. A Republican, he was first elected in 1961. Findley lost his seat in 1982 to current United States Senator Dick Durbin. Findley attended Illinois College and is a member of Phi Alpha Literary Society...
offered a resolution, H. Res. 569, appointing a Select Committee to investigate the Vice President. The resolution was referred to the Rules Committee, which sat on it while Attorney General Elliot Richardson
Elliot Richardson
Elliot Lee Richardson was an American lawyer and politician who was a member of the cabinet of Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford. As U.S...
negotiated a plea bargain with the soon-to-be-disgraced Vice President.
Agnew resigned on October 10, 1973, by unanimous consent of the House, the Judiciary Committee was discharged from further investigation under House Resolution 572.
Secretary of War William Belknap
He was impeachedImpeachment in the United States
Impeachment in the United States is an expressed power of the legislature that allows for formal charges against a civil officer of government for crimes committed in office...
by a unanimous vote of the House of Representatives shortly after he had resigned for allegedly having received money in return for post tradership appointments. Speaker of the House Michael C. Kerr
Michael C. Kerr
Michael Crawford Kerr was an American legislator.He was born at Titusville, Pennsylvania and educated at the Erie Academy. He graduated from Louisville University's Law School in 1851...
wrote to the Senate
United States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...
that Belknap resigned "with intent to evade the proceedings of impeachment against him." Belknap was tried by the Senate, which ruled by a vote of 37-29 that it had jurisdiction despite the resignation. The vote on conviction fell short of the two-thirds required, with 35 to 37 votes for each article and 25 votes against each. Two of those voting for conviction, 22 of those voting for acquittal, and one who declined to vote said they felt that the Senate did not have jurisdiction due to Belknap's resignation.
Attorney General Harry M. Daugherty
In 1922, there the House Judiciary committee held hearings on whether to impeach Attorney General Harry Daugherty. Despite evidence of wrongdoing, impeachment articles weren't reported to the full House.However it was his alleged knowledge of a kickback scam involving bootleggers
Rum-running
Rum-running, also known as bootlegging, is the illegal business of transporting alcoholic beverages where such transportation is forbidden by law...
(operated by his chief aide Jess Smith
Jess Smith
Jesse W. Smith also known as Jess Smith, was a member of President Warren G. Harding's Ohio Gang. He was born and raised in Washington Court House, Ohio, where he became a friend of Harry M. Daugherty. There, Daugherty helped him to become the successful owner of a department store...
) that led to his eventual resignation on March 28, 1924. As the subject of a U.S. Senate
United States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...
investigation begun the year before, spearheaded under the direction of Senator Burton K. Wheeler
Burton K. Wheeler
Burton Kendall Wheeler was an American politician of the Democratic Party and a United States Senator from 1923 until 1947.-Early life:...
of Montana, Daugherty, was eventually found not guilty in the investigation.
Secretary of the Treasury Andrew Mellon
In January 1932, Rep. Wright PatmanWright Patman
John William Wright Patman was a U.S. Congressman from Texas in Texas's 1st congressional district and chair of the United States House Committee on Banking and Currency .-Early life:...
and others introduced articles of Impeachment against Andrew Mellon, with hearings before the House Judiciary Committee at the end of that month. After the hearings were over, but before the scheduled vote on whether to report the articles to the full House. Mellon accepted an appointment to the post of Ambassador to the Court of St. James
United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom
The office of United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom was traditionally, and still is very much so today due to the Special Relationship, the most prestigious position in the United States Foreign Service...
, and resigned, thus rendering further action on the issue moot.
Secretary of the Treasury William Woodin, Eugene Meyer, Andrew Mellon and Federal Reserve Board
On On May 23, 1933 Rep. Louis Thomas McFaddenLouis Thomas McFadden
Louis Thomas McFadden was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Early life:...
introduced articles of Impeachment against Eugene Meyer
Eugene Meyer
Eugene Isaac Meyer was an American financier, public official, publisher of the Washington Post newspaper. He served as Chairman of the Federal Reserve from 1930 to 1933. He was the father of publisher Katharine Graham.-Biography:Born in Los Angeles, California, he was one of eight children of...
, Secretary of the Treasury William Woodin, two former Treasury Secretaries (Andrew Mellon and Ogden L. Mills
Ogden L. Mills
Ogden Livingston Mills was an American businessman and politician.-Biography:The son of Ogden Mills and Ruth T. Livingston, he had twin sisters Beatrice Mills and Gladys Livingston Mills. Odgen L. Mills was the grandson of Darius O...
); J. F. T. O'Connor (Comptroller of Currency); John W. Pole
John W. Pole
John W. Pole was a United States Comptroller of the Currency from 1928 to 1932.Pole was a native of England. He was appointed a national bank examiner in 1915 and subsequently chief examiner for the Sixth Federal Reserve District....
(former Comptroller of Currency); four members and three former members of the Federal Reserve Board; twelve Federal Reserve Agents; and one former Federal Reserve Agent. There was a hearing on the subject before the House Judiciary committee, but nothing became of it.
Francis Perkins -- Labor Secretary, James Houghteling -- Immigration and Naturalization Commissioner and Gerard Reilly -- Solicitor of the Department of Labor
On January 24, 1939, Rep. J. Parnell ThomasJ. Parnell Thomas
John Parnell Thomas was a stockbroker and politician. He was elected to seven terms as a U.S. Representative from New Jersey...
offered an impeachment resolution against the above federal officials. The resolution was referred to the Judiciary Committee where it died a quiet death.
Congressional conservatives were angered with Secretary Francis Perkins when she had refused to deport Harry Bridges
Harry Bridges
Harry Bridges was an Australian-American union leader, in the International Longshore and Warehouse Union , a longshore and warehouse workers' union on the West Coast, Hawaii and Alaska which he helped form and led for over 40 years...
, the head of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union
International Longshore and Warehouse Union
The International Longshore and Warehouse Union is a labor union which primarily represents dock workers on the West Coast of the United States, Hawaii and Alaska, and in British Columbia, Canada. It also represents hotel workers in Hawaii, cannery workers in Alaska, warehouse workers throughout...
. Bridges, an Australian longshoreman who came to America in 1920, was accused of being a Communist.
Griffin Bell -- Attorney General of the United States
On February 6, 1978, a resolution, H. Res. 1002, was introduced authorizing Judiciary Committee to investigate Attorney General Griffin BellGriffin Bell
Griffin Boyette Bell was an American lawyer and former Attorney General. He served as the nation's 72nd Attorney General during the Jimmy Carter administration...
. The resolution was referred to the Rules Committee. A week later, Rep Philip Crane, introduced H. Res. 1025. It was also referred to the Rules Committee. and both never saw the light of day again.
Donald Rumsfeld -- Secretary of Defense of the United States
On June 20, 2004, angered by the War in Iraq, Rep. Charles Rangel and four co-sponsors introduced H.Res 629 which sought impeachment hearings by the Judiciary Committee against Secretary Donald RumsfeldDonald Rumsfeld
Donald Henry Rumsfeld is an American politician and businessman. Rumsfeld served as the 13th Secretary of Defense from 1975 to 1977 under President Gerald Ford, and as the 21st Secretary of Defense from 2001 to 2006 under President George W. Bush. He is both the youngest and the oldest person to...
. It was referred to the HJC's subcommittee on the Constitution, where it died.
Alberto Gonzales -- Attorney General of the United States
On July 7, 2007, Rep. Jay InsleeJay Inslee
Jay Robert Inslee is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1999. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district includes many of Seattle's northern suburbs in King, Snohomish, and Kitsap counties...
and 31 co-sponsors introduced H. Res. 589 which sought impeachment hearings by the Judiciary Committee against Attorney General Alberto Gonzales
Alberto Gonzales
Alberto R. Gonzales was the 80th Attorney General of the United States. Gonzales was appointed to the post in February 2005 by President George W. Bush. Gonzales was the first Hispanic Attorney General in U.S. history and the highest-ranking Hispanic government official ever...
. It was referred to the Rules Committee instead. Gonzales resigned two months later.
The Federal Reserve Board
The three attempts to remove all or part of the Federal Reserve Board failed.Lindbergh's attempt
On February 12, 1917, Rep Charles Lindbergh, Sr.Charles August Lindbergh
Charles August Lindbergh Sr. was a United States Congressman from Minnesota's 6th congressional district from 1907 to 1917...
, father of "Lucky Lindy"
Charles Lindbergh
Charles Augustus Lindbergh was an American aviator, author, inventor, explorer, and social activist.Lindbergh, a 25-year-old U.S...
, offered articles of impeachment against five members of the Federal Reserve Board. The articles were referred to the Judiciary Committee for investigation. On March 3, the Judiciary Committee submitted its report, H.R. Rep. 64-1628, finding insufficient evidence to support impeachment.
McFadden's attempt
Rep. Louis Thomas McFaddenLouis Thomas McFadden
Louis Thomas McFadden was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Early life:...
's attempt to impeach numerous officials in May 1933 is detailed above.
Gonzalez's attempt
On March 7, 1985, Rep. Henry Gonzalez introduced an impeachment resolution, H.R. Res. 101, against Fed Chairman Paul VolckerPaul Volcker
Paul Adolph Volcker, Jr. is an American economist. He was the Chairman of the Federal Reserve under United States Presidents Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan from August 1979 to August 1987. He is widely credited with ending the high levels of inflation seen in the United States in the 1970s and...
and ten other members of the Federal Open Market Committee
Federal Open Market Committee
The Federal Open Market Committee , a committee within the Federal Reserve System, is charged under United States law with overseeing the nation's open market operations . It is the Federal Reserve committee that makes key decisions about interest rates and the growth of the United States money...
and H.R. Res. 102, against Volcker alone.The resolution was referred to the Judiciary Committee., where it was never heard of again. However, not to be deterred, Gonzalez introduced the bill in each of the next two congresses, and they met the same fate.
Henry A. Smythe -- Collector, Port of New York
On March 22, 1867, three resolutions were introduced calling for various types of action against the allegedly corrupt Henry A. Smythe. Rep. Hulburd introduced a resolution calling for the President to remove Smythe from office.). Mr. Stevens offered an impeachment resolution against Smythe and called upon the Committee on Public Expenditures to draft articles of impeachment. Id. Finally, Rep.Samuel ShellabargerSamuel Shellabarger
Samuel Shellabarger was an American educator and author of both scholarly works and best-selling historical novels. He was born in Washington, D.C., on 18 May 1888, but his parents both died while he was a baby...
of Ohio introduced a resolution requesting the Committee on Public Expenditures investigate Smythe's conduct.
The next day, the House resumed debate over these three resolutions. A different resolution was ultimately adopted which did not call for Smythe's impeachment, but rather his immediate removal from office by the President. A copy of the resolution was sent to President Andrew Johnson
Andrew Johnson
Andrew Johnson was the 17th President of the United States . As Vice-President of the United States in 1865, he succeeded Abraham Lincoln following the latter's assassination. Johnson then presided over the initial and contentious Reconstruction era of the United States following the American...
, who ignored it. Smythe left office in 1869 with the change in administration.
Charles Francis Adams, Ambassador to the Court of St. James, and William E. West, American Consul at Dublin
On December 2, 1867, Rep. William E. Robinson of New York introduced a resolution to investigate Charles Francis Adams, Sr.Charles Francis Adams, Sr.
Charles Francis Adams, Sr. was an American lawyer, politician, diplomat and writer. He was the grandson of President John Adams and Abigail Adams and the son of President John Quincy Adams and Louisa Adams....
and William E. West, and why they hadn't tried to get some American citizens out of jail there. The resolution was then referred to the Foreign Relations Committee, where it died.
Oliver B. Bradford, consular clerk of the United States, assigned to Shanghai, China, and postal agent of the United States there
in a resolution introduced by Rep. William M. Springer, of Illinois, Bradford was accused of fraud, embezzelment and numerous other charges in relation to the building of a Cross China railroad. While all agreed it was criminal, it wasn't agreed whether or not the office was high enough to warrant impeachment.George F. Seward, Minister plenipotentiary to China
On March 3, 1879, as part of the regular order of business was the report of the Committee on Expenditures in the State Department, Rep Springer proposed articles of impeachment against George F. Seward for bribery and theft. The articles were sent to the Judiciary committee, where they died.Lot Wright, United States marshal
On December 2, 1884 Rep. John F. FollettJohn F. Follett
John Fassett Follett was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born near Enosburg, Vermont, Follett moved to Ohio in 1837 with his parents, who settled in Licking County...
, of Ohio introduced a point of privilege demanding that Wright be impeached for using armed deputies to fix an election. The proposition was held to be out of order.
Clarence Chase -- Collector of Customs, Port of El Paso, Texas
Chase was implicated in a Senate hearing before the Committee of Public Lands and Surveys as part of the Tea Pot Dome investigations. The Senate, on March 25, 1924, adopted a resolution, S. Res. 195, referring the matter to the House of Representatives for such proceedings as might be appropriate against Chase. The resolution was referred to the Judiciary Committee. The next day, Chase resigned from office, and no further action was taken by the House. Id. at 5009.H. Snowden Marshall--U.S. District Atty., Southern District of NY
On December 14, 1915. Rep. Frank BuchananFrank Buchanan
Frank Buchanan was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Frank Buchanan was born in the Pittsburgh suburb of McKeesport, Pennsylvania. He married future Representative Vera Daerr on January 4, 1929...
of Illinois demanded the impeachment of H. Snowden Marshall, United States District Attorney for the Southern District of New York, for alleged neglect of duty and subservience to "the great criminal trusts," The Chicago Tribune clamed it had been In an effort to stop the grand jury investigation into the activities of Labor's National Peace council
National Peace Council
The National Peace Council, founded in 1908, and disbanded in 2000, acted as the co-ordinating body for almost 200 groups across Britain, with a membership ranging from small village peace groups to national trade unions and local authorities...
.
About a month later, on Buchanan again offered a resolution, H.R. Res. 90, to investigate Marshall. This time the resolution was adopted and referred to the Judiciary Committee for further action.
On January 27, 1916, the House passed a resolution, H.R. Res. 110, granting the Judiciary Committee authority to subpoena witnesses and to use a Subcommittee. A few days later, a Subcommittee of the Judiciary Committee was organized to take testimony. On April 5, the HJC reported its findings, H.R. Rep. No. 64-494, to the House.. The Judiciary Committee recommended a Select Committee be appointed to further investigate Marshall. Rep. Kitchins offered a resolution, H.R. Res. 193, to adopt the Judiciary Committee's recommendations. The resolution passed and the Select Committee was formed.
The Select Committee report was read into the record on April 14. The report found Marshall guilty of a breach of the privileges of the House and in contempt of the House of Representatives and recommended he be brought to the bar of the House to answer the charges.
On June 20, a resolution, H.R. Res. 268, was submitted which charged Marshall with violating the privileges of the House of Representatives and calling the Speaker to issue a warrant for Marshall's arrest. The resolution was adopted. On June 22, the Speaker signed the warrant.
When Marshall was arrested by the Sergeant at Arms on June 26, he served the Sergeant at Arms with a writ of habeas corpus. The HJC voted to end the investigation on July 16. Marshall's writ eventually went to the United States Supreme Court where Chief Justice White issued the opinion of the court on April 23, 1917. The Court granted the writ and released Marshall from custody. [Marshall v. Gordon, 243 U.S. 521 (1916)].
The Judiciary Committee submitted its last report, H.R. Rep. 64-1077, concerning impeachment efforts against Marshall on August 4, the report, which recommended against impeachment, was referred to the House Calendar
House Calendar
The House Calendar is a calendar in the United States House of Representatives that schedules major bills which don't involve money. The calendar can also be defined as a list of all bills reported from committee and eligible for floor action, except bills pertaining to taxation and spending.-See...
.
Phillip Forman -- U.S. Attorney for District of New Jersey
Fredrick Fenning -- Commissioner, District of Columbia
On April 19, 1926, articles of impeachment against Commissioner Frederick A. Fenning were read on the floor of the House, and a resolution, H.R. Res. 228, to investigate the validity of the charges was adopted. The resolution was referred to the Judiciary Committee. On May 4, 1926, the Judiciary Committee submitted a report, H.R. Rep. No. 69-1075, recommending a complete investigation. A resolution adopting the committee report was passed by the House on May 6, 1926.On June 9, 1926, Mr. Rankin submitted a brief to the investigating committee supporting Fenning's impeachment. Then on June 16, 1926, after Fenning answered the charges, Mr. Rankin submitted a reply brief.
Two committees were involved in the impeachment investigation of Fenning. A preliminary report of a Special Subcommittee of the Committee on the District of Columbia was submitted to the House on June 30, 1926. Then on July 1, the final Judiciary Committee report, H.R. Rep. No. 69-1590, was submitted to the House and later referred to the House Calendar
House Calendar
The House Calendar is a calendar in the United States House of Representatives that schedules major bills which don't involve money. The calendar can also be defined as a list of all bills reported from committee and eligible for floor action, except bills pertaining to taxation and spending.-See...
. The proceedings ended with his resignation.
Liam S. Coonan, Special Crime Strike Force Prosecutor for the United States Department of Justice
On June 17, 1975, Rep William ClayBill Clay
William Lacy "Bill" Clay, Sr. is a politician from the state of Missouri. As Congressman from Missouri's First District, he represented portions of St. Louis in the U.S. House of Representatives for 32 years....
introduced an impeachment resolution, H.R. Res. 547, against Liam S. Coonan, for doing something unspecified. It was sent to the HJC, where it died.
Richard Helms -- Ambassador to Iran
On July 29, 1975, Rep Robert DrinanRobert Drinan
Robert Frederick Drinan, S.J. was a Roman Catholic Jesuit priest, lawyer, human rights activist, and Democratic U.S. Representative from Massachusetts...
introduced an impeachment resolution, H.R. Res. 647, against Ambassador Richard Helms
Richard Helms
Richard McGarrah Helms was the Director of Central Intelligence from 1966 to 1973. He was the only director to have been convicted of lying to the United States Congress over Central Intelligence Agency undercover activities. In 1977, he was sentenced to the maximum fine and received a suspended...
for actions taken as Director of the CIA The resolution was referred to the Judiciary Committee. When nothing happened, Fr. Drinan introduced another impeachment resolution, H.R. Res. 1105, against Ambassador Helms on March 24, 1976. This resolution was also sent to the Judiciary Committee., which also died there.
Jonathan Goldstein U.S. attorney for the District of New Jersey, and Bruce Goldstein, principal assistant DA
On Nov. 20, 1975, Rep Henry HelstoskiHenry Helstoski
Henry Helstoski was an American politician. Helstoski, a Democrat, represented New Jersey in the United States House of Representatives for twelve years, lasting from 1965 until 1977. He was the representative for New Jersey's 8th congressional district...
introduced an impeachment resolution, H.R. Res. 881, against the Goldsteins, for gratuitous persecution in relation to their investigation of the congressman, which led to his indictment a month before. It was sent to the HJC, where it died.
Paul Rand Dixon, a Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission
On February 9, 1977, Rep. Ed KochEd Koch
Edward Irving "Ed" Koch is an American lawyer, politician, and political commentator. He served in the United States House of Representatives from 1969 to 1977 and three terms as mayor of New York City from 1978 to 1989...
and nine co-sponsors introduced H.R. Res. 274, against Paul Rand Dixon
Paul Rand Dixon
Paul Rand Dixon , a decorated World War II veteran, was Chairman and Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission of the United States from 1961 to 1969....
. The resolution was referred to the Judiciary Committee and vanished without a trace.
Andrew Young -- Ambassador to the United Nations
On October 3, 1977, Rep. Lawrence P. McDonald introduced an impeachment resolution, H.R. Res. 805, against Ambassador Andrew YoungAndrew Young
Andrew Jackson Young is an American politician, diplomat, activist and pastor from Georgia. He has served as Mayor of Atlanta, a Congressman from the 5th district, and United States Ambassador to the United Nations...
. The resolution was referred to the Judiciary Committee for action.
Young had met secretly for meetings, in violation of American law, with representatives of the Palestine Liberation Organization
Palestine Liberation Organization
The Palestine Liberation Organization is a political and paramilitary organization which was created in 1964. It is recognized as the "sole legitimate representative of the Palestinian people" by the United Nations and over 100 states with which it holds diplomatic relations, and has enjoyed...
, which culminated in Carter asking for Young's resignation. Jimmy Carter denied any complicity in The Andrew Young Affair.
McDonald waited until July 13, 1978, to introduce a second impeachment resolution, H.R. Res. 1267, against him, and this time the resolution was tabled on the House floor.
Kenneth W. Starr, an independent counsel of the United States appointed pursuant to 28 United States Code section 593(b)
On Sept.18, 1998 Rep. Alcee HastingsAlcee Hastings
Alcee Lamar Hastings is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1993. He is a member of the Democratic Party.-Early life, education and career:...
, who himself had been impeached, introduced H.RES.545 impeaching Kenneth Starr
Kenneth Starr
Kenneth Winston "Ken" Starr is an American lawyer and educational administrator who has also been a federal judge. He is best known for his investigation of figures during the Clinton administration....
, whose investigation was leading to the impeachment of President Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Inaugurated at age 46, he was the third-youngest president. He took office at the end of the Cold War, and was the first president of the baby boomer generation...
. Two days later, the House voted to table the bill 340 - 71.
Several weeks later, Hastings introduced H.RES.582, authorizing an investigation to see whether Starr should be impeached. This was referred to the Rules committee, which buried it.