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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Article title updated for style. | Nov 01, 2026 | ||
| Modified link of Web site: Social Science LibreTexts - Impeachment and Removal of the President. | Aug 29, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: CNN Politics - What is impeachment? Heres what you need to know. | Jul 04, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Congress.gov - Congressional Research Service - Impeachment and the Constitution. | May 06, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: NBC News - What is impeachment and how does it work? 10 facts to know. | Feb 17, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: University of Missouri School of Law Scholarship Repository - How Impeachment Works (PDF). | Jan 09, 2026 | ||
| Added cross-reference to impeached U.S. presidents article. | Oct 09, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Salt Lake Community College Pressbooks - Attenuated Democracy - Impeachment and Removal of the President. | Aug 08, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Academia - Impeachment and Constitution. | May 17, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: UNT Digital Library - Impeachment: An Overview of Constitutional Provisions, Procedure, and Practice. | Nov 18, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Khan Academy - Impeachment. | Jun 19, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: GovInfo - Impeachment. | May 08, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Social Science LibreTexts - Impeachment and Removal of the President. | Nov 02, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: Investopedia - Impeachment. | Aug 29, 2022 | ||
| Article updated to note that Pres. Donald Trump was acquitted of a charge of incitement of insurrection by the U.S. Senate in February 2021. | Feb 13, 2021 | ||
| Article revised to mention Trump's second impeachment, in January 2021. | Jan 13, 2021 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Feb 05, 2020 | ||
| Noted that Donald Trump became the third U.S. president to be impeached by the House of Representatives. | Dec 19, 2019 | ||
| In the introductory statement, changed "criminal proceeding" to "proceeding." | Oct 03, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: Justia, US Law - Impeachment. | Sep 25, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: Justia, US Law - Impeachment. | Sep 25, 2019 | ||
| Article revised to discuss elements of the impeachment process in the United States. | Aug 13, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: US Presidents - Impeached Presidents. | Feb 01, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: History, Art and Archives - United States House of Representatives - Impeachment. | May 03, 2018 | ||
| Add new Web site: ThoughtCo. - The Impeachment Process in US Government. | Mar 29, 2018 | ||
| Media added. | Feb 23, 2018 | ||
| Add new Web site: Congress for Kids - Impeachment. | May 02, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: Cornell University Law School - Legal Information Institute - Impeachment. | Jan 10, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - Impeachment. | Jan 10, 2013 | ||
| Added link to Britannica Classic article Impeachment of a President. | Aug 06, 2009 | ||
| Media added. | Sep 12, 2008 | ||
| Article revised. | Nov 10, 1999 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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