This week, public hearings began in the House of Representative's impeachment inquiry. In the nearly two months since House Speaker Nancy Pelosi formally announced the inquiry, historians have been busy writing articles that contextualize previous impeachment inquries in American history, the constituional history of impeachment, the history of whistleblowers, the history behind Trump's criticisms of impeachment, and the global history that informs impeachment. Finally, some historians have advocated specific approaches to impeachment and predicted where it might be headed. Below is a detailed list of articles written by historians about impeachment for the History News Network and other publications.
IMPEACHMENT IN AMERICAN HISTORY
Donald Trump joins presidents John Tyler, Andrew Johnson, Richard Nixon, and Bill Clinton as yet another president facing impeachment. In the wake of Nancy Pelosi’s announcement, historians were quick to draw comparisons between them, and ponder how past impeachments could inform our current moment.
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