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Bill Clinton, the 42nd president of the United States, was impeached by the United States House of Representatives of the 105th United States Congress on December 19, 1998. The House adopted two articles of impeachment against Clinton, with the specific charges against Clinton being lying under oath and obstruction of justice. Two other ...
During his presidency, Bill Clinton, the 42nd president of the United States, saw multiple efforts to impeach him. An early effort in congress saw Republican congressman Bob Barr write a resolution, co-signed by eighteen fellow House Republicans, which sought to launch an impeachment inquiry in 1997.
On December 19, 1998, two articles of impeachment were approved by the House, charging Clinton with perjury and obstruction of justice. [11] The charges stemmed from a sexual harassment lawsuit filed against Clinton by Arkansas state employee Paula Jones and from Clinton's testimony denying that he had engaged in a sexual relationship with ...
[17] [18] [19] The resolution authorize the House Committee on the Judiciary to investigate whether grounds existed for an impeachment of Clinton. [20] Before the vote on the bill authorizing the inquiry, a vote was held on a motion that would send the bill back to the House Committee on the Judiciary with recommended revisions. This motion was ...
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Kenneth Starr, whose investigation as independent counsel led to the impeachment of President Bill Clinton, has died, his former employer Baylor University
Bill Clinton, a Democrat from Arkansas, was elected President of the United States on November 3, 1992 and was inaugurated as the nation's 42nd president on January 20, 1993. . He was re-elected on November 5, 1996; his second inauguration was on January 20, 1997, and his presidency ended on January 20, 2001, with the inauguration of George W. Bu
January 3 – Clinton addressed the ongoing government shutdown and its consequences on the American people in the Briefing Room. [3] January 3 – Clinton sends a message to Congress on the subject of the national emergency afflicting Libya. [4] January 3 – Clinton sends a message to Congress regarding the most-favored-nation trade status of ...