Susannah Colt: Through the lens of the Johnson impeachment
Susannah Colt: Through the lens of the Johnson impeachment Published: 1/22/2021 6:00:06 AM At the House Rules Committee on Impeachment Resolution held on Jan. 13, Congressman Dan Bishop, Republican from North Carolina, discussed the impeachment of President Andrew Johnson in 1868. He said, “Once before the House impeached the president within a week of the alleged offense – that was President Johnson days after he removed Secretary of War Edwin Stanton in 1868. Over 50 years later the Supreme Court declared unconstitutional the Tenure of Office Act that President Johnson had refused to o...