Could someone please explain briefly the situation that caused the impeachment of President Andrew Johnson in 1868?

mochyn

He supposedly violated the Tenure of Office Act but as a Brit I expect that they no longer wanted him to be president and this was the only way open to them to dismiss him Feb 05 03, 4:02 AM

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Read on http://www.impeach-andrewjohnson.com/ Feb 05 03, 5:01 AM

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