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What are some well-known impeachment actions that did not result in conviction?

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Three of the best-known cases, which did not result in conviction, were those of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Chase , President Andrew Johnson , and President Bill Clinton (see Lewinsky scandal ). In 1974 the Judiciary Committee of the House of Representatives voted to bring impeachment charges against President Richard Nixon (see Watergate affair ), but Nixon resigned before the House took action.

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