The opening of an impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump's conduct has sent Americans scrambling to divine meaning from the two previous impeachments in our history. In both cases - Andrew Johnson in 1868 and then Bill Clinton in 1998 - a House of the opposite party impeached the president, only to see the Senate acquit largely along party lines.
At present, many observers expect a similar result for Mr Trump: impeachment by the Democratic majority in the House with acquittal by the Republican-controlled Senate. With his party controlling the Senate, and Republican base voters still strongly supporting him, Mr Trump appears to be insulated against removal from office.
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