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Why was Andrew Johnson convicted?

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Anonymous

8y ago
Updated: 2/12/2022

While Andrew Johnson was impeached because of his handling of his job as president, he was not convicted. He missed conviction by one vote in the US Senate. The senator said that he did not deserve to be convicted and that the charges were petty and meaningless.

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