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Had a killer wig. in 1796 george washington appointed samuel chase to supreme court. he served on the court for eight years until president thomas jefferson tried to kick him out. in 1804 jefferson pushed to have the supreme court justice samuel chase impeached. chase had a volcanic personality. he was seen as an extreme partisan, and leaders in washington thought chase was no longer able to make fair decisions on the court. and so thomas jefferson orchestrated impeachment proceedings against hi...

In all 13 federal judges have been impeached in u.s. history and eight have been removed. michael, great to have you with us tonight after a very news worthy day. >> right, and a long week. and youre absolutely right, joy. samuel chase really did have a killer wig. >> his wig game was really strong. sometimes we do forget that clause in the constitution that gives the congress the power to impeachment the president also extends to federal officers. and so are we looking at a situation, a sort of...

Impeachment. in all 13 federal judges have been impeached in u.s. history and eight have been removed. the wig fashion sense notwithstanding. michael, great to have you with us tonight after a very news worthy day. >> right, and a long week. and youre absolutely right, joy. samuel chase really did have a killer wig. >> his wig game was very strong. >> right, its terrific. >> sometimes we do forget that clause in the constitution that gives the congress the power to impeachment the president also...