What's historic about this impeachment

[jmowreader]

Trump will be the third impeached president in our nation’s history - but only the first Republican to earn the dishonor.

[wendyb-NC]

1. Nixon was a republican.

[handmade34]

2. Nixon wasn't impeached

should have been though... post presidency

[DUgosh]

3. Nixon was not impeached

[FiveGoodMen]

4. Technically, he was not impeached

Richard Nixon was the only president in U.S. history to resign from office — doing so on Aug. 9, 1974, amid the Watergate scandal — but he was not, as is often stated, impeached by the House of Representatives.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/answer-sheet/wp/2017/05/29/richard-nixon-was-not-impeached-despite-what-hillary-clinton-and-others-say/

[jmowreader]

11. Nothing "technical" about it

Nixon realized that if he was impeached he’d also be convicted, and upon conviction he would become ineligible for the benefits a former president receives. But if he resigned, he would keep his bennies...so he resigned.

[RainCaster]

5. This could be the first of several impeachments for DFT.

Until the Senate votes him out, the House can keep pushing through additional impeachment movements.

Moscow Mitch- how many impeachments do you want to have beside your name? You are defending him, and blowing up your own party.

[handmade34]

6. not sure

we can equate parties from the late 19th to now... but get your point

[BigmanPigman]

7. And I think he's first to have it in 1st term in office.

[fleur-de-lisa]

8. Correct.

[sweetloukillbot]

9. I didn't realize that Johnson was a Democrat

I figured he'd be Republican like Lincoln.

[jmowreader]

12. Lincoln wanted a "unity ticket"

Therefore, he took a Democrat as his running mate.

He should have picked a different Democrat. He really disliked Johnson.

[Tiggeroshii]

10. Exactly!!

They are talking about how it is rare as if the only two deserved it. But it is the other way around.