News Nixon, Clinton, Trump: Why is the political ‘fire extinguisher’ of impeachment more common? December 7, 2019December 7, 2019 Michael Collins, USA TODAY Comments Off on Nixon, Clinton, Trump: Why is the political ‘fire extinguisher’ of impeachment more common? Richard Nixon was the first president in more than a century to face impeachment. Donald Trump is the third. A look at why impeachment is more common.