What the Impeachment of William Belknap Tells Us About the Second Trial of Donald Trump
This history lesson sheds some light on what Trump’s fate might be. Think political rhetoric is too highly charged today? Imagine the House framing an impeachment article as “prostituting his high office to his lust for private gain.” Aside from the somewhat risqué wording, the 1876 impeachment of War Secretary William Belknap is unique for being the only Cabinet secretary (or former Cabinet secretary as it was) to face impeachment. More relevant to the current context, he was the first official to be impeached by the House and tried in the Senate after he’s out of office. This has i...
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