Three U.S. presidents have been impeached by the House of Representatives: Andrew Johnson, Bill Clinton, and Donald Trump (who was impeached twice).

Quick Scoop: How many presidents have been impeached?

Short answer:

  • Number of presidents impeached: 3
  • Total presidential impeachments: 4 (because Donald Trump was impeached twice).

These impeachments are all modern talking points in politics and on forums, especially whenever scandals or constitutional crises hit the news cycle.

Who they are and what happened

1. Andrew Johnson (1868)

  • Impeached in 1868, shortly after the Civil War.
  • Main issue: a brutal power struggle with Congress over Reconstruction and his firing of Secretary of War Edwin Stanton, seen as violating the Tenure of Office Act.
  • Outcome: Acquitted in the Senate by just one vote; he stayed in office but was politically weakened.

Many historians see Johnson’s impeachment as a mix of constitutional conflict and raw political revenge, not just a simple “crime and punishment” story.

2. Bill Clinton (1998–1999)

  • Impeached in 1998 during the Clinton–Lewinsky scandal.
  • Charges: Perjury and obstruction of justice related to his testimony about his relationship with Monica Lewinsky in a civil harassment case brought by Paula Jones.
  • Outcome: Acquitted in the Senate, finished his term with relatively high approval ratings despite the scandal.

Clinton’s case still fuels debate on forums about whether impeachment should focus on strictly public, constitutional abuses or also on personal misconduct and lying under oath.

3. Donald Trump (2019 & 2021)

Donald Trump is the only president to be impeached twice.

First impeachment (2019–2020)

  • Issue: His dealings with Ukraine and an alleged attempt to pressure President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to announce investigations that could help Trump politically in the 2020 election.
  • Charges: Abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.
  • Outcome: Acquitted in the Senate in early 2020 along largely party-line votes.

Second impeachment (2021)

  • Issue: His conduct around the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol and accusations of “incitement of insurrection.”
  • Outcome: Impeached by the House after he left office, but the Senate again acquitted him; more senators voted to convict than in 2020, but not enough for the constitutionally required two‑thirds.

Online discussions still argue whether either impeachment was a necessary defense of the Constitution or a purely partisan move, showing how impeachment has become a recurring flashpoint topic.

Key facts at a glance (HTML table)

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President Year(s) impeached Main accusation Senate result
Andrew Johnson 1868 Violating the Tenure of Office Act, power struggle over Reconstruction. Acquitted; remained in office.
Bill Clinton 1998 Perjury and obstruction of justice related to the Clinton–Lewinsky scandal. Acquitted; completed his term.
Donald Trump 2019, 2021 Abuse of power and obstruction of Congress (Ukraine); incitement of insurrection (Jan. 6). Acquitted in both trials; served one term.

Why this stays a trending topic

  • Rare but dramatic: In nearly 250 years of U.S. history, impeachment of a president is extremely uncommon, so each case becomes a major political and media event.
  • Ongoing comparisons: Whenever new controversies arise around any president, people online instantly compare them to Johnson, Clinton, and Trump—and sometimes to Nixon, who resigned before impeachment.
  • Forum debates: Popular threads ask whether other presidents “should” have been impeached, which presidents got a pass, and whether the bar for impeachment is too high or too political.

Quick TL;DR

  • How many presidents have been impeached? Three.
  • Who are they? Andrew Johnson, Bill Clinton, Donald Trump (twice).
  • How many were removed from office? None; all were acquitted in the Senate.

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