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U.S. Senate

Upper chamber of the U.S. Congress.

8 links, 1 backed by primary records

Connections 8

William W. Belknap 1 Aug 1876 a majority voted against him on all five articles, short of the two-thirds needed; acquitted, never prosecuted Primary record 3

Timeline 6 dates

Proof 4 sources

Panel rules on ‘Keating 5’, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Mar 1991. Scholarship & press
“Substantial credible evidence” exists that Sen. Alan Cranston (D) of California “may have engaged in improper conduct.”
The conduct of both Dennis DeConcini (D) of Arizona and Donald Riegle (D) of Michigan “gave the appearance of being improper and was certainly attended with insensitivity and poor judgment,” but did not violate law or Senate rules.
Sens. John McCain (R) of Arizona and John Glenn (D) of Ohio each on one occasion exercised “poor judgment” on behalf of Keating, the panel said, but were not guilty of improper conduct, or violation of law or rules.
Former Sen. Bob Menendez reports to prison for 11-year sentence in gold bar bribery case, NBC News, 17 Jun 2025. Scholarship & press
once the senior senator from New Jersey and the chair of the powerful Foreign Relations Committee
Impeachment Trial of Secretary of War William Belknap, 1876, U.S. Senate. Primary record
On August 1, 1876, the Senate rendered a majority vote against Belknap on all five articles. As each vote fell short of the necessary two-thirds, however, he won acquittal.
Belknap was not prosecuted further; he died in 1890.
Senate committee clears Glenn of impropriety in Keating case, Dayton Daily News (archived clipping), 28 Feb 1991. Scholarship & press
Sen. John Glenn was cleared Wednesday by the Senate Ethics Committee of improper conduct in the Keating Five scandal

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