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Donald Trump’s impeachment trial is underway (Picture: AP) Donald Trump‘s impeachment trial began this week, kicking off with angry clashes between supporters of the presidents and Democrats who wish to see him ousted. The trial kicked off with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, who took a swipe at rival Democrats as he told them: ‘Here in the Senate, the president’s lawyers will finally receive a level playing field with the House Democrats, and will finally be able to present the president’s case.’ ‘Finally, some fairness.’ The first day of the trial lasted nearly 13 hours as the opening arguments were laid out by the prosecution – while the defence will be given the same amount of time to present their arguments. But just what is impeachment – and has it happened to other presidents? What is impeachment? Impeachment, which is enshrined in the US constitution, allows formal charges to be brought against a civil officer of government for crimes alleged to have been committed. According to the law: ‘The President, Vice President and all Civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors. The trial has been hearing lengthy opening arguments – and there have already been clashes (Picture: AP) Impeachment is considered the first step towards removal from office – although it doesn’t necessarily mean the president will be kicked out – that will depend on the outcome of the trial. Two thirds or more of senators must convict Trump for him to be removed from office – and it’s thought to be unlikely that will happen given the Senate’s Republican majority. Why is Donald Trump being impeached? {“@context”:“https:\/\/schema.org”,“@type”:“VideoObject”,“name”:“Metro.co.uk”,“duration”:“T1M10S”,“thumbnailUrl”:“https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/12\/19\/06\/22438076-0-image-a-4_1576736677311.jpg”,“uploadDate”:“2019-12-19T06:17:24+0000”,“description”:“Donald Trump has become the third president in U.S. history to be impeached. The U.S. House of Representatives passes the second of two articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, voting that Trump obstructed Congress by refusing to cooperate with a Democratic-led impeachment investigation.”,“contentUrl”:“https:\/\/videos.metro.co.uk\/video\/met\/2019\/12\/19\/4128961866659508974\/640x360_MP4_4128961866659508974.mp4”,“height”:360,“width”:640} To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video The president is accused of trying to cajole Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky into digging up dirt on his rival Joe Biden. Former Vice President Biden’s son Hunter has faced questions over his appointment to the board of Ukrainian natural gas firm Burisma, despite an apparent lack of qualifications. Trump allegedly dangled a coveted White House invite to Zelensky in return for a probe into Hunter Biden. He has also been charged with withholding $400million of military aid to Ukraine that had already been approved by Congress. The latter incident is said to stem from a July 2019 phone call with Zelensky. Trump has denied any wrongdoing and filed a lengthy defense on Monday insisting his actions were perfectly legal. Which other US presidents have been impeached? Bill Clinton is one of only two other presidents who faced impeachment proceedings (Picture: AFP/Getty Images) Only two other presidents have been impeached by the House of Representatives: Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton – but both were acquitted by the Senate. Clinton was impeached in 1998, charged with lying under oath to a federal grand jury, witness-tampering, abuse of power and obstructing justice over his relationship with Monica Lewinsky. Andrew Johnson was impeached in 1868 after he broke the Tenure of Office Act – which was put in place to ensure that the president didn’t dismiss important government officials without the Senate’s permission – by dismissing Secretary of War Edwin M Stanton. The house formally impeached him for bringing ‘disgrace, ridicule, hatred, contempt and reproach the Congress of the United States.’. He escaped being removed from office by just one vote. Articles of impeachment were also passed against Richard Nixon in 1974 but he resigned as president before they could be considered by the full house. MORE: Donald Trump said troops hit by Iran airstrikes suffered ‘headaches’ not brain damage
