24 feb 1868 anni - Imppeachment of Andrew Johnson

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his "high crimes and misdemeanors," in accordance with Article Two of the United States Constitution. The House's primary charge against Johnson was violation of the Tenure of Office Act, passed by Congress the previous year. Specifically, he had removed from office Edwin McMasters Stanton, the Secretary of War—whom the Tenure of Office Act was largely designed to protect—and attempted to replace him with Brevet Major General Lorenzo Thomas