MSNBC MSNBC Special October 21, 2019 01:48:00
Because an expectation of conviction forced him to resign. there is another historical example that offers clues and parallels, a president facing challenges to his legitimacy because he became president without winning a majority of the votes. these are the parallels to president johnson, who was the first president ever impeached in american history. he assumed the office after lincoln was assassinated and governed in ways that undercut lincoln's work. he doubled down on racist structures in the south and d y denied congress. there is no doubt johnson was seen as a terrible and unethical lea...