An historical look at the practice of impeachment, how it impacted the terms of Presidents Johnson, Nixon, and Clinton, and how it may affect Donald Trump.

Alan Hirsch received his BA from Amherst College and JD from Yale Law School. He is the chair of the Justice and Law Studies program at Williams College. Alan has authored several books, including For The People: What the Constitution Really Says About Your Rights (Free Press) (coauthored with Akhil Amar) and A Citizen's Guide to Impeachment (Basic Books), The Duke of Wellington, Kidnapped! (Counterpoint). His work has appeared in the Los Angeles Times, Washington Times, Newsday among many other places.

Introduction

Chapter 1: First Principles

Chapter 2: Andrew Johnson Survives

Chapter 3: Down Goes Nixon

Chapter 4: The Clinton Predicament

Chapter 5: “Unable to Discharge”

Chapter 6: Lessons

Chapter 7: The Case of Trump

Conclusion

Endnotes

About the Author