Rep. Al Green’s bid to impeach Trump fails in the House

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As if once wasn't enough, former Romanian President Traian Basescu was impeached twice by parliament. The first time came in 2007 when a referendum was held to remove Basescu from office due to alleged unconstitutional conduct but ultimately failed. The Romanian Parliament voted again in 2012 to impeach Traian Basescu a second time for meddling in government affairs but he survived the vote once again.

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Being the first European head of state to be impeached certainly isn't the best way to go out! On April 6, 2004, former Lithuanian President Rolandas Paksas was impeached and removed from office after being found guilty of violating both his oath and the constitution.

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The first and only Philippine President to be impeached was Joseph Estrada back in 2000. Estrada was found guilty of corruption involving millions in payoff from jueteng, a numbers game. The trail, however, was ended prematurely and Estrada was eventually overthrown from office during the Second EDSA Revolution in January of 2001.

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Although the most popular case, Clinton certainly wasn't the first to face impeachment. Back in 1868, former President Andrew Johnson was impeached after violating the Tenure of Office Act, then a newly-created law. Johnson would also be acquitted by the Senate on his charges and the Tenure of Office Act was later found unconstitutional and removed.

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Green cited Trump's equivocating in the wake of a deadly white nationalist rally in Virginia, his attacks on Rep. Frederica Wilson (D-Fla.) and his criticisms of NFL players' kneeling during the national anthem in protest of police abusing African-Americans.

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In February of 2014, after months of crisis and unrest in the Ukraine, members of the parliament voted to remove Viktor Yanukovych from office as President of Ukraine. He was removed on grounds that he was not able to properly fulfill his duties as president, although some would argue that the move was unconstitutional.

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Rep. Al Green (D-Tex.) brought articles of impeachment, arguing that Trump has "brought disrepute, contempt, ridicule and disgrace on the presidency" and "sown discord among the people of the United States."

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In January of 2014, the anti-establishment 5-Star Movement bid to impeach former Italian President Giorgio Napolitano amid the euro zone crisis. Although their bid was rejected by parliament, Napolitano would ultimately resign from office the following year.

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Abolhassan Banisadr was not only Iran's first president but also the only one to be impeached from office thus far. In 1981, Banisadr was both impeached and removed from office when he was found guilty of making moves against Mohammad Beheshti, the then head of the judicial system.

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One of the most famous and highly publicized impeachment cases came in December of 1998, when former President Bill Clinton was brought up on impeachment proceedings. Clinton was charged with perjury and obstruction of justice in relation to the Monica Lewinsky scandal. Clinton would later be acquitted on both charges by the Senate.

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The Brazilian Senate voted on Aug. 31, 2016 to impeach Dilma Rousseff, the country's first female president. She was removed from office for the rest of her term under charges of manipulating the federal budget in an attempt to mask Brazil's growing economic problems. Rousseff has been suspended from office since May, when she was facing trial for the charges.

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The Democratic Party of the Left sought to impeach Francesco Cossiga, the 8th president of Italy back in 1991 on terms that he was inappropriately opinioned about the Italian political system. Cossiga also suffered from both bipolar disease and depression during the end of his term, further contributing to reasons he was unfit for office. Although the impeachment was ultimately dismissed, Cossiga still ended up resigning from office before the end of his term in 1992.

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Dilma isn't the first to be tried with impeachment in the South American nation. Back in 1992, evidence of bribery and misappropriation was found against Fernando Collor de Mello, the 32nd President of Brazil. Collor de Mello resigned from office before the Brazilian Congress was able to vote for an impeachment.

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In 2008, Pakistan's former President Pervez Musharraf resigned from office after impeachment was sought against him by both the Pakistan Peoples Party and the Pakistan Muslim League. Musharraf gave an hour-long television speech, pictured here, before he was exiled to London.

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Several attempts were made by the State Duma to impeach Russia's former President Boris Yeltsin from 1995 to 1999. The impeachment eventually failed when they never accumulated enough votes to reach the Federation Council.