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Impeaching a President

Impeaching the US President: Jonathan Freedland and his guests tell the story of 19th century President Andrew Johnson and its echoes for Donald Trump

With the fast-developing saga of the investigations gathering pace towards a possible impeachment of President Donald Trump, Jonathan Freedland and his guests explore the process of removing a US president from office and compare today’s events to those surrounding the first ever presidential impeachment 150 years ago.

Producer: Simon Elmes

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28 minutes

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Tue 17 Dec 201921:30
BBC Radio 4

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    BBC Radio 4
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    BBC Radio 4

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    History series in which stories from the past shed light on current events