Fox News Rundown Extra: Partisan, Bitter and Nasty: The Story Behind America's First Impeachment

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🗓️ 28 December 2019

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Earlier this month, Donald Trump became the third President to be impeached by the House of Representatives. It's been a bitter partisan battle ever since the Democrats launched their inquiry this past fall. But if you think things are bad now, wait until you hear the story of Andrew Johnson, who was the first president to be impeached. Historian David O. Stewart recently joined Fox News Rundown host Dave Anthony to explain why our 17th president was almost thrown out of office and why times were more turbulent then they are now. The author of "Impeached: The Trial of Andrew Johnson and the Fight for Lincoln's Legacy" explains what events led up to America's first impeachment, the nasty partisans battles that took place and why Johnson was eventually acquitted. The original segment only told part of the story of what happened in 1868. Because the conversation was so long, we could only include some of the stories and information David O. Stewart shared with us. On the Fox News Rundown you'll hear our full conversation with Stewart and how the Senate trial was run over 150 years ago and how that chapter in American history compares to today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:15.0	This is the Fox News rundown Extra.
0:19.0	Hi, it's Dave Anthony.
0:24.0	Very glad you are with us for this weekend's Fox News Run Down Extra.
0:29.0	A chance for you to hear even more from one of our recent guests, and this time, it's an expert on impeachment.
0:36.2	No, not the one still stuck in limbo as House Democrats hold back the articles against
0:41.0	President Trump demanding the Republican-led Senate set up a fair trial.
0:44.4	No, we're going to take you back to the very first impeachment, way back to 1868. The president who was thrust into office when Abraham Lincoln was assassinated,
0:56.4	Andrew Johnson was impeached in a political battle over the reconstruction of America
1:02.4	right after the Civil War ended.
1:05.0	David O Stewart wrote a book about it titled,
1:07.0	Impeached, The Trial of Andrew Johnson
1:10.0	and the Fight for Lincoln's Legacy.
1:12.0	Now, keep in mind, we talked to him back in October
1:15.8	while the Trump inquiry was underway and well before House Democrats voted to impeach the
1:20.8	president. Back then we were not able to use the entire interview in our rundown podcast for time reasons.
1:27.0	Today, you get to hear the whole thing.
1:29.0	As always, thanks for listening.
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