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Why the British abandoned impeachment – and what the US Congress might do next

  • Written by Eliga Gould, Professor of History, University of New Hampshire
imageThe impeachment trial of Warren Hastings in 1788.Library of Congress

Impeachment was developed in medieval England as a way to discipline the king’s ministers and other high officials. The framers of the U.S. Constitution took that idea and applied it to presidents, judges and other federal leaders.

That tool was in use, and in question,...

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