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Rehnquist continues his detailed exploration of the Chase impeachment, examining some of the arguments made by House members who sought to undermine his legal decisions when on the bench (though not the USSC). After failing to impeach Chase, America turned to its new crisis, slavery. Rehnquist explores the lead-up to the US Civil War and the eventual Johnson presidency. That started the clash with Congress, oh my!

Former US Supreme Court (USSC) Chief Justice Rehnquist delivers this highly informative historical look at two impeachment trials that shook America during the 19th century. Impeachment proceedings were brought against both USSC Justice Samuel Chase and POTUS Andrew Johnson, but were they justified? Rehnquist looks not only at the evidence, but also how the proceedings progressed, while adding his judicial analysis.