How did US impeachments go from rare to routine?
For the first two centuries of its history, the US only saw one president impeached. But in recent decades this constitutional tool has been reached for with increasing frequency.
The BBC's Nomia Iqbal explains how impeachments have evolved over time, and what those changes mean for American democracy.
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