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Impeachment: The political consequences are difficult to assess

In the US House of Representatives, the Democratic majority has impeached a president for the third time in the country's history. The last time this happened was 21 years ago. At that time, Democrat Bill Clinton was president. There are parallels.
Russell Riley
Newsday

The impeachments of Andrew Johnson, Bill Clinton

“Many viewed key Republican attackers as mean-spirited extremists willing to use a personal scandal for partisan goals,” said Professor Russell Riley of the University of Virginia’s Presidential Oral History Program.
Russell Riley
Bloomberg

The Death Bell Is Tolling For Small Private Colleges

Amanda Albright, municipal bond reporter for Bloomberg, on the death bell tolling for private colleges. Chris Lu, Former Deputy Secretary of Labor and Senior Fellow at the University of Virginia Miller Center, discusses the impeachment of President Trump.
Chris Lu
Roll Call

Officially impeached, Trump must learn to live with ‘black mark’ on his presidency

“No matter if you are exonerated in the Senate, or at the very least you’re acquitted and not removed, the first paragraph of your obituary will say the word ‘impeachment.’ So it will change his place in history,” said Barbara Perry, director of presidential studies at the University of Virginia’s Miller Center. “There will always be a black mark on his presidency.”
Barbara Perry