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Although Nixon did fire the first independent prosecutor, Archibald Cox, in the infamous “Saturday Night Massacre,” another was installed and Nixon ultimately resigned rather than face impeachment by the House of Representatives and conviction by the Senate.

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That's where impeachment comes in.

Impeachment isn't the same as actually removing someone from office.

Originating in the United Kingdom, impeachment allowed Parliament to vote for removing a government official from office even without the king's consent.

And so impeachment was adopted in the United States as a power of Congress applying to any civil officers, up to and including the president.

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