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Samuel Chase

23 Jul 1783 - uncertain 1873

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Jan 27, 2026
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What are the historical Senate vote totals in presidential impeachment trials and what do they reveal about chances for conviction?

Across U.S. history, Senate convictions of presidents have been effectively impossible: the Constitution requires a two‑thirds vote of Senators present to convict (67 in a full 100‑seat Senate), and e...

Jan 24, 2026

What historical Senate impeachment trials explain the two‑thirds convicting threshold and its political dynamics?

The Constitution’s two‑thirds convicting threshold for Senate impeachment trials was designed as a high political bar to ensure removal from office only with broad consensus, a principle and early com...