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WOULD BE IMPEACHED, BUT THE MOMENT HAS DEEP HISTORICAL
BUT THE MOMENT HAS DEEP HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANT
DEEP HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANT SIGNIFICANT.
SIGNIFICANT SIGNIFICANT. EVEN IN THE INFANCY OF
SIGNIFICANT. EVEN IN THE INFANCY OF OUR NATION THERE WAS A
EVEN IN THE INFANCY OF OUR NATION THERE WAS A PALPABLE FEAR OF AHN
OUR NATION THERE WAS A PALPABLE FEAR OF AHN UNCHECKED CHIEF
PALPABLE FEAR OF AHN UNCHECKED CHIEF EXECUTIVE.
UNCHECKED CHIEF EXECUTIVE. SO NEARLY 230 YEARS
EXECUTIVE. SO NEARLY 230 YEARS AGO, WHEN THE FRAMERS
SO NEARLY 230 YEARS AGO, WHEN THE FRAMERS GATHERED IN
AGO, WHEN THE FRAMERS GATHERED IN PHILADELPHIA TO SIGN
GATHERED IN PHILADELPHIA TO SIGN THE CONSTITUTION, THEY
PHILADELPHIA TO SIGN THE CONSTITUTION, THEY FOUND IT NECESSARY TO
THE CONSTITUTION, THEY FOUND IT NECESSARY TO INCLUDE ARTICLE 2,
FOUND IT NECESSARY TO INCLUDE ARTICLE 2, SECTION 4,
INCLUDE ARTICLE 2, SECTION 4, IMPEACHMENT, A
SECTION 4, IMPEACHMENT, A MECHANIC TISM TO
IMPEACHMENT, A MECHANIC TISM TO REMOVE A PRESIDENT FOR
MECHANIC TISM TO REMOVE A PRESIDENT FOR TREASON, BRIBERY OR
REMOVE A PRESIDENT FOR TREASON, BRIBERY OR OTHER HIGH CRIMES OR
TREASON, BRIBERY OR OTHER HIGH CRIMES OR MISDEMEANORS.
OTHER HIGH CRIMES OR MISDEMEANORS. FEARING A RETURN TO
MISDEMEANORS. FEARING A RETURN TO THE MONARCHY STYLE OF
FEARING A RETURN TO THE MONARCHY STYLE OF GOVERNMENT.
THE MONARCHY STYLE OF GOVERNMENT. >> THEY WANTED TO MAKE
GOVERNMENT. >> THEY WANTED TO MAKE SURE THE PRESIDENT DID
>> THEY WANTED TO MAKE SURE THE PRESIDENT DID NOT GROWN INTO A KING
SURE THE PRESIDENT DID NOT GROWN INTO A KING OR DICTATOR.
NOT GROWN INTO A KING OR DICTATOR. THEY WANTED TO MAY
OR DICTATOR. THEY WANTED TO MAY SURE THERE WAS
THEY WANTED TO MAY SURE THERE WAS SOMETHING IN THE
SURE THERE WAS SOMETHING IN THE CONSTITUTION TO ALLOW
SOMETHING IN THE CONSTITUTION TO ALLOW CONGRESS FROM MAKING
CONSTITUTION TO ALLOW CONGRESS FROM MAKING THAT HAPPEN.
CONGRESS FROM MAKING THAT HAPPEN. >> IMPEACHMENT, A MISH
THAT HAPPEN. >> IMPEACHMENT, A MISH YOU ARE SO SEVERE,
>> IMPEACHMENT, A MISH YOU ARE SO SEVERE, IT'S ONLY HAPPENED TWO
YOU ARE SO SEVERE, IT'S ONLY HAPPENED TWO TIMES BEFORE.
IT'S ONLY HAPPENED TWO TIMES BEFORE. ANDREW JOHNSON WAS
TIMES BEFORE. ANDREW JOHNSON WAS IMPEACHED IN THE
ANDREW JOHNSON WAS IMPEACHED IN THE HOUSE, BUT LATER
IMPEACHED IN THE HOUSE, BUT LATER ACQUITTED BY A SINGLE
HOUSE, BUT LATER ACQUITTED BY A SINGLE VOTE IN THE SENATE FOR
ACQUITTED BY A SINGLE VOTE IN THE SENATE FOR TRYING TO REMOVE HIS
VOTE IN THE SENATE FOR TRYING TO REMOVE HIS SECRETARY OF WAR
TRYING TO REMOVE HIS SECRETARY OF WAR WITHOUT HE
SECRETARY OF WAR WITHOUT HE CONGRESSIONAL
WITHOUT HE CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL.
CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL. >>> THE 37th PRESIDENT
APPROVAL. >>> THE 37th PRESIDENT NIXON RESIGNED, FACING
>>> THE 37th PRESIDENT NIXON RESIGNED, FACING NEAR CERTAINLY REMOVAL
NIXON RESIGNED, FACING NEAR CERTAINLY REMOVAL FROM OFFICE,
NEAR CERTAINLY REMOVAL FROM OFFICE, CONFRONTED WITH THREE
FROM OFFICE, CONFRONTED WITH THREE CHARGES STEMMING FROM
CONFRONTED WITH THREE CHARGES STEMMING FROM THE BREAK-IN AT DNC
CHARGES STEMMING FROM THE BREAK-IN AT DNC HEADQUARTERS AT THE
THE BREAK-IN AT DNC HEADQUARTERS AT THE WATERGATE.
HEADQUARTERS AT THE WATERGATE. >>> I DID NOT HAVE
WATERGATE. >>> I DID NOT HAVE SEXUAL RELATIONS WITH
>>> I DID NOT HAVE SEXUAL RELATIONS WITH THAT WOMAN, MS.
SEXUAL RELATIONS WITH THAT WOMAN, MS. LEWINSKY.
THAT WOMAN, MS. LEWINSKY. >> BILL CLINTON WAS
LEWINSKY. >> BILL CLINTON WAS IMPEACHED FOR LYING TO
>> BILL CLINTON WAS IMPEACHED FOR LYING TO A GRAND JURY ABOUT HIS
IMPEACHED FOR LYING TO A GRAND JURY ABOUT HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH
A GRAND JURY ABOUT HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH MONICA LEWINSKY.
RELATIONSHIP WITH MONICA LEWINSKY. WITHOUT A TWO THIRDS
MONICA LEWINSKY. WITHOUT A TWO THIRDS MAJORITY TO REMOVE
WITHOUT A TWO THIRDS MAJORITY TO REMOVE HIM, PRESIDENT CLINTON
MAJORITY TO REMOVE HIM, PRESIDENT CLINTON WAS ACQUITTED IN THE
HIM, PRESIDENT CLINTON WAS ACQUITTED IN THE SENATE.
WAS ACQUITTED IN THE SENATE. THE IMPEACHMENT OF
SENATE. THE IMPEACHMENT OF PRESIDENT TRUMP COMES
THE IMPEACHMENT OF PRESIDENT TRUMP COMES AT A TIME WHEN
PRESIDENT TRUMP COMES AT A TIME WHEN WASHINGTON AND INDEED
AT A TIME WHEN WASHINGTON AND INDEED OUR NATION, IS DEALLY
WASHINGTON AND INDEED OUR NATION, IS DEALLY POLARIZED, A MOMENT
OUR NATION, IS DEALLY POLARIZED, A MOMENT SURE TO DEFINE A
POLARIZED, A MOMENT SURE TO DEFINE A TURBULENT ERA.
SURE TO DEFINE A TURBULENT ERA. >> ULTIMATELY THE
TURBULENT ERA. >> ULTIMATELY THE CONDITION HAS COME OUT
>> ULTIMATELY THE CONDITION HAS COME OUT OF THESE MOMENTS OF
CONDITION HAS COME OUT OF THESE MOMENTS OF FIRE AND DIVISION
OF THESE MOMENTS OF FIRE AND DIVISION STRONGER.
FIRE AND DIVISION STRONGER. THE GREAT QUESTION FOR
STRONGER. THE GREAT QUESTION FOR US, IS WILL WE COME