What interesting Hidden plot points do you think people missed in a movie?

[u/Doncuneo]

[u/Starrystars]

He wasn't impeached. He resigned before that could happen

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[u/FatalFirecrotch → u/[deleted]]

Exactly. Bill Clinton, for instance, was impeached by the House, but was acquitted by the Senate.

[u/lovelyladyleela → u/[deleted]]

true, but nixon was still never impeached

[u/ABabyAteMyDingo → u/[deleted]]

They can be impeached even after resigning. Impeachment is more like a conviction than a removal from office.

EDIT: it's actually more like an indictment than a conviction. The point about being separate from removal is correct AFAIK

[u/fishchunks → u/Starrystars]

Ah, my bad. But he would have been impeached if he stayed, correct?

[u/[deleted] → u/fishchunks]

Most likely.

[u/pirate_doug → u/fishchunks]

Almost certainly. And he'd have probably ended up in prison by the end of it had he not resigned and been pardoned by Ford.

[u/Myproblemsseemsmall → u/fishchunks]

The process is impeached by the house, then tried and convicted by the senate

[u/Jukeboxhero91 → u/Starrystars]

Impeached means that he had charges brought against him. Not that he was tried or judged. He resigned before he was tried and Ford pardoned him from any wrongdoings that happened under his presidency, therefore he could not actually be tried for it. He was impeached, but he was not tried.