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May 16, 1868 - The Senate votes 35 guilty, 19 not guilty on Articlex11 in the impeachment of Andrew Johnson. It is one vote shy of the necessary 2/3 majority required for conviction.
Johnson Acquittal On Impeacment Artical
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I believe in the bribery theory....
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One theory is that Ross didn’t follow his constitutional conscience—he followed the cash. Ross may have been the beneficiary of a $150,000 slush fund set up by Johnson’s supporters.
In a 1999 article for Slate, writer David Greenberg pointed out another fact: Ross’s vote may not have been needed.
“At least four other senators were prepared to oppose conviction had their votes been needed--a fact that has been forgotten, maybe, because it doesn't square with the High Noon portrait of Ross as the man of principle facing down the mob,” Greenberg said.
Here is a better more details about the goings ons around Ross before the vote... like getting appointments for friends...
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The man whose impeachment vote saved Andrew Johnson | Constitution Center
After being impeached, President Andrew Johnson survived his 1868 Senate trial by just one vote. And to this day, how that vote was cast remains shrouded in controversy.
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One theory is that Ross didn’t follow his constitutional conscience—he followed the cash. Ross may have been the beneficiary of a $150,000 slush fund set up by Johnson’s supporters.
In a 1999 article for Slate, writer David Greenberg pointed out another fact: Ross’s vote may not have been needed.
“At least four other senators were prepared to oppose conviction had their votes been needed--a fact that has been forgotten, maybe, because it doesn't square with the High Noon portrait of Ross as the man of principle facing down the mob,” Greenberg said.
Here is a better more details about the goings ons around Ross before the vote... like getting appointments for friends...
Edmund G. Ross Was a Profile in Impeachment Corruption, not Courage
The current impeachment proceedings have revived the historical error of proclaiming Kansas Senator Edmund G. Ross a hero for providing the vote that saved President Andrew Johnson’s job after the April 1868 impeachment trial.
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