First Impeachment Trial

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:President_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:aftermath Strengthened executive power
gptkbp:argued_on Constitutional authority of the president
gptkbp:broadcasts gptkb:Yes
gptkbp:championship 35 guilty, 19 not guilty
gptkbp:concluded_on February 12, 1999
gptkbp:conducted gptkb:United_States_Senate
gptkbp:court gptkb:Kenneth_Starr
gptkb:David_Kendall
gptkbp:criminal_charge Violation of the Tenure of Office Act
gptkbp:date December 1998
gptkbp:duration 11 weeks
gptkbp:fan_events Showed Support for Clinton
gptkbp:governed_by gptkb:Chief_Justice_Salmon_P._Chase
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:Post-Civil_War_Reconstruction
Monica Lewinsky Scandal
gptkbp:historical_debate Constitutional Interpretation of Impeachment
gptkbp:historical_significance Set a precedent for future impeachments
First Impeachment of a President since Nixon
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label First Impeachment Trial
gptkbp:impact U. S. political landscape
gptkbp:initiated_by gptkb:House_of_Representatives
gptkbp:involves gptkb:Andrew_Johnson
gptkbp:leadership gptkb:Trent_Lott
gptkbp:legal_issue Abuse of power
gptkbp:legislation gptkb:Tenure_of_Office_Act
gptkbp:media_coverage Extensive
gptkbp:notable_figures gptkb:James_G._Blaine
gptkb:Samuel_S._Cox
gptkb:Colonel_James_A._Garfield
gptkb:William_Henry_Seward
gptkb:Edwin_M._Stanton
gptkb:John_Bingham
gptkb:Charles_Sumner
gptkb:George_S._Boutwell
gptkb:Benjamin_Butler
gptkb:William_P._Fessenden
gptkb:Lyman_Trumbull
gptkb:John_A._Logan
gptkb:William_D._Kelley
gptkb:Henry_Wilson
gptkb:Fernando_Wood
gptkb:James_M._Ashley
gptkb:Samuel_J._Randall
gptkb:Robert_C._Schenck
gptkb:Elihu_B._Washburne
gptkb:Thaddeus_Stevens
gptkb:Michael_C._Kerr
gptkb:John_Mc_Clernand_Jr.
gptkbp:notable_speakers gptkb:Newt_Gingrich
gptkbp:outcome Acquitted
gptkbp:political_impact Increased Partisan Divide
gptkbp:precedent Andrew Johnson Impeachment
gptkbp:public_perception gptkb:Senate
gptkb:Divided
gptkbp:public_reaction Divided Opinion
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Radical_Republicans
gptkbp:result Not Removed from Office
gptkbp:resulted_in Political precedent
gptkbp:significance gptkb:First_impeachment_of_a_U._S._president
Second Presidential Impeachment in U. S. History
gptkbp:witnesses gptkb:Monica_Lewinsky
gptkb:Kenneth_Starr
gptkb:Linda_S._Tripp
gptkbp:year gptkb:1998
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gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Bill_Clinton
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3