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Ford Says Impeachment Offenses Equal House Majority’s View

9/1/2026

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The justice survived a 1970 impeachment attempt led by House minority leader Gerald Ford.
Ford later said impeachable offenses are ‘whatever a majority of the House of Representatives considers it to be.’
The push was seen as revenge for the Senate’s rejection of two Nixon Supreme Court nominees.
The justice retired in 1975.
Ford, now President, appointed his successor.

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Story summary

The justice survived a 1970 impeachment attempt led by House minority leader Gerald Ford.
Ford later said impeachable offenses are ‘whatever a majority of the House of Representatives considers it to be.’
The push was seen as revenge for the Senate’s rejection of two Nixon Supreme Court nominees.
The justice retired in 1975.
Ford, now President, appointed his successor.