Washington • Only twice in American history has the House impeached a president and both times, the Senate didn’t muster enough votes to remove him from office.
Now, as Congress dives head in to another impeachment inquiry amid the partisan vitriol that has engulfed Washington, there are a lot of questions about how — and even why — the process is set up.
It's been more than two decades since the GOP-led House impeached President Bill Clinton and 151 years since President Andrew Johnson faced the same fate, so it's not necessarily something Americans are up to speed on.