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===Vote to acquit Johnson===

===Vote to acquit Johnson===

Although Trumbull had been in line with the policies of Radical Republicans who bitterly opposed President [[Andrew Johnson]], a Tennessee Democrat who succeeded Lincoln and pushed for lenient policies on [[the South]], he bucked from his party on impeachment. When articles of impeachment introduced against Johnson for violating the Tenure of Office Act came to the Senate, Trumbull was one of seven Republican senators voting to acquit.<ref name=britannicabio/>

Although Trumbull had initially been in line with the policies of Radical Republicans who bitterly opposed President [[Andrew Johnson]], a Tennessee Democrat who succeeded Lincoln and pushed for lenient policies on [[the South]], his viewpoints moderated and he bucked from his party on impeachment.<ref name=encyclopedia.combio/> When articles of impeachment introduced against Johnson for violating the Tenure of Office Act came to the Senate, Trumbull was one of seven Republican senators voting to acquit.<ref name=britannicabio/>

The other Senate Republicans voting to acquit Johnson included William P. Fessenden and [[Edmund G. Ross]], the former of which opposed the notion of making Ohio Radical Republican Benjamin Wade U.S. president.

The other Senate Republicans voting to acquit Johnson included William P. Fessenden and [[Edmund G. Ross]], the former of which opposed the notion of making Ohio Radical Republican Benjamin Wade U.S. president.