Resignation of Frank Underwood

The resignation of Frank Underwood as the 46th president of the United States occurred on Wednesday, March 15, 2017. Underwood announced his resignation a day earlier on March 14 in testimony before the House Judiciary Committee pursuing impeachment proceedings against him for his role in the Tusk money laundering scheme and his efforts to undermine the 2016 presidential election.
Underwood's resignation was unexpected; he informed his staff of his desire to testify before the House Judiciary Committee but never made any inclination of resigning as president. The announcement greatly upset U.S. Vice President and First Lady Claire Underwood, who also was unaware of his intention to resign. Underwood claimed in his testimony that the purpose of his resignation was his intolerance with the "political witch hunt" being pursued against him. Underwood became the third president in American history to resign, after Richard Nixon in 1974 and his predecessor Garrett Walker in 2014.
U.S. Secretary of State Catherine Durant, who was recovering in the hospital following her assault days earlier, signed her initials on Underwood's resignation letter at 6:00 pm EDT on March 15, officially ending his presidency. U.S. Vice President Claire Underwood was subsequently inaugurated.
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