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To date (2012), no U. S. President has been legally removed from office. Four Presidents, Abraham Lincoln, James Garfield, William McKinley and John F. Kennedy, were removed by assassination.

Two Presidents, Andrew Johnson in 1868 and Bill Clinton in 1999, were impeached. Johnson's impeachment was due to violation of a law that he believed to be unconstitutional and that was passed over his veto specifically to limit his actions regarding Reconstruction. Clinton's impeachment was due to his perjury (lying under oath) while being questioned about his relationship with White House intern Monica Lewinsky. Johnson's impeachment failed by one vote, and Clinton's failed by 17 votes.

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No President has ever been removed from office by impeachment.

Two, Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton, were impeached by the House, but were acquitted in their Senate trials and so stayed in office.

One President, Richard Nixon, resigned under pressure, before his term of office was complete , rather than face impeachment proceedings. The case against him was probably stronger than the cases against Johnson and Clinton.

Eight Presidents died in office, four by assassination

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Yes. It is called impeachment, but Impeachment does not necessarily mean removal from office; it is only a formal statement of charges, and is thus only the first step towards removal.

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No, but put politely, Nixon resigned under fire. Close the Emergency Doors! ( of the Water Gate.)

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No- two, Clinton and A. Johnson have been impeached but both were acquitted and remained in office.

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No. Two presidents have been impeached. They were Andrew Johnson in 1868 and Bill Clinton in 1998. However, neither one was convicted.

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Yes. Richard Nixon resigned from office in 1974.

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One. Nixon was forced to resign after Watergate .

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Richard Nixon for one

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How many us . presidents have been removed from office after having been impeached?

No Us President has been removed from office via the impeachment process. There have been two presidents who have been impeached. In 1868, Andrew Johnson was impeached by the House for violating certain statutes related to government processes; in 1998, Bill Clinton was impeached for perjury and obstruction of justice. However, neither of these presidents was convicted by the Senate, so neither of them was removed from office.


Has a vice president ever been removed from office?

No, however Nixon's VP, Spiro T Agnew did resign shortly before Nixon did. He was indicted for crimes he committed before he was vice-president. Part of his plea bargain deal was that he would resign as VP, so in a way, he was removed from office.


Who was impeached from presidency?

Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton have been impeached, but neither was removed from office. Both were acquitted at the trial that followed their impeachment. Richard Nixon was about to be impeached when he resigned. No president has ever been removed from office.


Who is the first women president in the US'?

There has been no female elected to the Office of Presidency yet. Hilary Clinton was the closest a female has ever been to holding this office.


Which president was not impeached?

Only two of 43 president were impeached: Andrew Johnson and William Jefferson Clinton. Richard Nixon resigned while impeachment charges were being prepared against him. In both cases the sitting president was impeached but in neither case did the Senate choose to convict so although both were impeached, neither was removed from office.

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Were presidents taken out of office for not obeying laws?

No U.S. President has ever been removed from office.


Were any presidents taken out of office for not obeying laws?

No U.S. President has ever been removed from office.


How many president have been remove from office by being found guilty the impeachment process?

In all unites states history, no president has ever been removed from office by impeachment.


Why did Congress try to remove President Johnson from office?

President Johnson was never removed from office; he served until his term expired. Only two US Presidents have ever been impeached: Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton. Both were acquitted in their Senate trials. No American President has ever been involuntarily removed from office.


What can get get you removed from the oval office?

That would be an impeachment (accusation) by the House of Representatives, and a conviction by the Senate. The reason for impeachment is generally due to a crime committed by the President. No President has ever been convicted and "removed from the oval office", though several have been impeached, the most recent being President Clinton.


What US president was removed from office. I think he was from the state of VA?

No President of the United States has ever been removed from office, although one, Richard Nixon, resigned and two, Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton, faced impeachment trials.


How many us . presidents have been removed from office after having been impeached?

No Us President has been removed from office via the impeachment process. There have been two presidents who have been impeached. In 1868, Andrew Johnson was impeached by the House for violating certain statutes related to government processes; in 1998, Bill Clinton was impeached for perjury and obstruction of justice. However, neither of these presidents was convicted by the Senate, so neither of them was removed from office.


Has a vice president ever been removed from office?

No, however Nixon's VP, Spiro T Agnew did resign shortly before Nixon did. He was indicted for crimes he committed before he was vice-president. Part of his plea bargain deal was that he would resign as VP, so in a way, he was removed from office.


What president was removed?

No President has ever been removed from office, but Nixon probably would have been (by impeachment) had he not resigned in 1974 and Clinton had they accused him guilty Impeachment and removal from office are two different things. Impeachment is done by the House of Representatives voting and having 218/434 total votes. Once this is done you can say the president is impeached. The next step is removal from office. This is done by a Senate vote and you need 67/100. Once this is done you can say the president has been removed. Andrew Johnson was the first to be impeached and so was Clinton. Neither one of them were removed from office. Nixon resigned before the impeachment process.


What vote brings charges of treason or bribery against a president?

The House of Representatives is responsible for bringing charges of treason or bribery against a president through an impeachment vote. If a majority of the House votes to impeach the president, the process moves to the Senate for a trial to determine whether the president should be removed from office.


How many Presidents have been removed from office by being found guilty after the impeachment process?

None. Presidents Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton were both impeached by the House, but never "found guilty" by the Senate. President Richard Nixon resigned before he could face impeachment charges.


President who was impeached during his tenure?

No presidents have actually been removed from office, and impeachment papers were only ever brought against two presidents - Andrew Jackson and Bill Clinton.