Quote:
Originally Posted by Mick
I read the other day that if Nixon had not resigned, there is a possibility he could have served out his full term despite the fact he was under threat of Impeachment, because the Impeachment process is complicated it's not as straight forward as people think it is.
|
He would survive impeachment because that itself doesn't remove the President from office. They then need to have a supermajority, two thirds of the senate, following the impeachment to actually remove them. However if they did that, and all indications from the time seem to be they would have, then he would have been removed from office.
I must admit I have not heard the theory he could have survived. It was always my impression he had negligible support from congress after the tapes. Remember Nixon was literally facing criminal charges had Ford not pardoned him.
Clinton was impeached but they failed to convict. So he continued.