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As Thomas Jefferson and his Democratic-Republican Party take power, they are frustrated by the presence of Federalist judges. Justice of the Supreme Court Samuel Chase becomes a target for impeachment.
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Chase was the first and only member of the high court ever to be impeached.
Vice President Aaron Burr was dodging charges for shooting Hamilton when he presided at the 1805 impeachment trial of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Chase