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Benghazi attack. In May 2013, Republican Senator James Inhofe of Oklahoma stated that Obama could be impeached over what he alleged was a White House cover-up after the deadly attack against two United States government facilities in Benghazi, Libya on September 11, 2012. [18] Inhofe said that "of all the great cover-ups in history—the ...
Numerous lawsuits and ballot challenges, based on conspiracy theories related to Barack Obama 's eligibility for the United States presidency, were filed following his first election in 2008 and over the course of his two terms as president. These actions sought to have Obama disqualified from running for, or being confirmed for, the Presidency ...
Barack Obama citizenship conspiracy theories. A 2010 billboard displayed in South Gate, California, questioning the validity of Barack Obama's birth certificate and by extension his eligibility to serve as President of the U.S. The billboard was part of an advertising campaign by WorldNetDaily, whose web address appears on the billboard's ...
Most individuals granted executive clemency by Obama had been convicted on drug charges, and had received lengthy and sometimes mandatory sentences at the height of the war on drugs. [5] Obama holds the record for the largest single-day use of the clemency power, granting 330 commutations on January 19, 2017, his last full day in office.
Former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich was found guilty on federal corruption charges regarding the filling of President Obama 's vacant Senate seat and other charges. Tony Rezko, [1] fast-food entrepreneur and Chicago real estate developer. Major contributor to Illinois politicians.
Andrew Johnson. The impeachment resolution against Andrew Johnson, adopted on February 24, 1868. President Andrew Johnson held open disagreements with Congress, who tried to remove him several times. The Tenure of Office Act was enacted over Johnson's veto to curb his power and he openly violated it in early 1868.
John Charles Eastman (born 1960) [1] is an American lawyer and academic who has been criminally indicted, [2] ordered inactive by the State Bar of California, and recommended for disbarment [3] for attempting to keep then-president Donald Trump in office and obstruct the certification of Joe Biden 's victory in the 2020 United States ...
A sitting president of the United States is granted immunity for Official Acts taken as President. It is under legal dispute whether he also enjoys immunity from criminal liability or prosecution. [a] Neither civil nor criminal immunity is explicitly granted in the Constitution or any federal statute. [1] [2]