How long did it take Congress to impeach President Nixon?

It was at least a year from the burglary and coverup to Nixon's resignation, which was his only option to avoid impeachment. The Republicans probably won't impeach Trump. They could (and arguably should) morally and legally, but the backlash would split their constituancy. It would also lose them the House next year. read more

Congress did not impeach Nixon. On being confronted by Republican leaders from the senate and house who told him frankly that if he did not resign, they had the votes to not only impeach him, but convict him in the senate and remove him from office. He resigned shortly after. read more

An impeachment process against Richard Nixon was formally initiated on February 6, 1974, when the United States House of Representatives passed a resolution, H.Res. 803, giving its Judiciary Committee authority to investigate whether sufficient grounds existed to impeach Richard Nixon, the 37th President of the United States of high crimes and misdemeanors, primarily related to the Watergate scandal. read more

37th U.S. President. About President Nixon: He served as vice president under Republican President Dwight D. Eisenhower from 1953-61. Nixon ran unsuccessfully for the presidency in 1960, losing by a very close margin to John F. Kennedy. In 1962, Nixon ran unsuccessfully for Governor of California. read more