The 18th Century Precedent for Trump's Impeachment

Dan Snow's History Hit

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🗓️ 11 February 2021

⏱️ 31 minutes

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As the impeachment trial of Donald Trump got underway in the USA the 18th-century case of Warren Hastings, the former Governor-General of Bengal was cited as a precedent for someone being impeached after they had left office. But what happened to bring about Hastings' impeachment and why does this case matter now? I'm joined by best selling author, an expert on the East India Company and a rock star of 18th-century history William Dalrymple to find out.

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0:45.4	Warren Hastings, the former governor general of Bengal in the late 18th century, was cited
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0:57.1	He was cited as a reason as precedent for impeaching somebody high office holder after
1:03.6	they had left office.
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