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===Vote to acquit Johnson===

===Vote to acquit Johnson===

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/>

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/> personally viewing the trial as unfair.<ref name=thejohnsonimpeachment>December 18, 2019. [https://fascinatingpolitics.com/2019/12/18/the-johnson-impeachment/ The Johnson Impeachment]. ''Mad Politics: The Bizarre, Fascinating, and Unknown of American Political History''. Retrieved November 27, 2021.</ref>

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.<ref name=thejohnsonimpeachment/>

===Trumbull further breaks from Radical Republicanism===

===Trumbull further breaks from Radical Republicanism===