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Smithsonian Set to Restore Trump Impeachments in American History Museum Exhibit

Museum officials denied political interference, pledging to overhaul the Impeachment section to reflect every presidential impeachment in the coming weeks.

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In this screenshot taken from a congress.gov webcast, Senate votes 57-43 to acquit on the fifth day of former President Donald Trump's second impeachment trial at the U.S. Capitol on February 13, 2021 in Washington, DC.
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Overview

  • The July removal of a placard noting Trump’s 2019 and 2021 impeachments was carried out for appearance, location, timeline and presentation reasons, the Smithsonian said.
  • The museum reverted its permanent exhibit to a 2008 version that lists only Andrew Johnson, Bill Clinton and Richard Nixon as presidents who faced removal.
  • Officials rejected reports of White House pressure despite President Trump’s March executive order targeting “anti-American ideology” in Smithsonian museums.
  • Secretary Lonnie Bunch’s curatorial authority was reaffirmed by the Board of Regents in June, triggering a content review across all 21 Smithsonian museums before the exhibit change.
  • The National Museum of American History will update its Impeachment gallery in the coming weeks to include all four presidential impeachment proceedings.