Articles of Impeachment, I-III
House Judiciary Committee Members debated and voted on three articles of impeachment against President Bill Clinton, two for perjury and one for obstruction of justice. All three articles pa…
1,084 viewsHouse Judiciary Committee Members debated and voted on three articles of impeachment against President Bill Clinton, two for perjury and one for obstruction of justice. All three articles pa…
1,084 viewsCharles Ruff testified on behalf of President Clinton. He argued that while the president’s testimony under oath may have been misleading, it was truthful. He contended that impeachment was …
334 viewsHouse Judiciary Committee members voted to pass the fourth article of impeachment against President Clinton charging him with abuse of power. Members then proceeded to debate an alternative …
633 viewsMembers debated the fourth article of impeachment against President Clinton charging him with abuse of power for offering “perjurious, false and misleading” answers to 81 questions posed by …
346 viewsHouse Judiciary Committee members made their opening statements about the impeachment inquiry of President Bill Clinton.
567 viewsHouse Judiciary Committee members presented opening statements about four articles of impeachment they considered in the hearing. The Republican majority argued that President Bill Clinton s…
327 viewsDavid Schippers, Chief Republican Investigative Counsel, presented the majority opinion by recounting the events of President Clinton’s relationship with Monica Lewinsky. He argued that the …
919 viewsAbbe Lowell presented the minority opinion saying that the alleged lies by President Clinton did not rise to the level of an impeachable offense. He painted a picture of a president unfairly…
339 viewsHouse Judiciary Committee members met briefly to vote on whether or not to proceed to an executive session.
243 viewsDay two of the impeachment hearings of President Bill Clinton, witnesses testified on behalf of President Clinton and argued that the allegations of perjury were so weak that they would not…
289 viewsMembers of the Watergate Judiciary Committee testified on behalf of President Clinton saying that the allegations of perjury and obstruction of justice were not as serious as the allegations…
378 viewsTwo veteran Washington lawyers testified on behalf of President Bill Clinton, and argued that the allegations against him did not rise to the level of impeachable offenses because, as witnes…
127 viewsConstitutional scholars testified on behalf of President Clinton arguing that the allegations of perjury and obstruction of justice did not rise to the level of an impeachable offense becaus…
462 viewsThe House Judiciary Committee heard testimony from military officers, federal judges, and legal scholars. Witnesses spoke about whether President Bill Clinton’s attempt to conceal his sexual…
523 viewsHouse Judiciary Committee members called two convicted perjurers as witnesses. Pam Parsons testified that she had lied under oath about her presence in a gay bar and was sentenced to four mo…
309 viewsThe committee met to determine whether it would forward articles of impeachment to the full House. Mr. Kendall, representing the president, questioned Independent Counsel Starr closely on th…
1,527 viewsMembers of the House Judiciary Committee questioned Independent Counsel Ken Starr about his decision to refer charges of perjury against President Clinton to the House. Mr. Starr defended hi…
132,845 viewsThe House Judiciary Committee met to determine whether it would forward articles of impeachment to the full House. Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr testified that President Bill Clinton had…
1,793 viewsRepresentative Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) talked with reporters about the impeachment proceedings and the time allotted President Clinton’s attorney to cross examine Independent Counsel Ken S…
73 viewsRepresentative Henry Hyde (R-IL) talked with reporters about Clinton administration complaints about the impeachment inquiry. After his prepared remarks, he took questions from reporters.
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