Clinton impeachment

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The Clinton impeachment was the 1998–1999 U.S. congressional process in which President Bill Clinton was impeached by the House of Representatives, primarily over charges related to perjury and obstruction of justice stemming from the Monica Lewinsky scandal.

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instanceOf United States presidential impeachment
political scandal
accusationContext grand jury testimony about Monica Lewinsky
testimony in Paula Jones civil lawsuit
appliesToJurisdiction federal government of the United States
articleOfImpeachment obstruction of justice
perjury before a grand jury
articlesApprovedByHouse 2
charge obstruction of justice
perjury
country United States
endDate 1999-02-12
followedBy Donald Trump impeachment
follows Monica Lewinsky scandal
hasPart House impeachment inquiry against Bill Clinton
linked to: Clinton impeachment

Senate trial of Bill Clinton
houseJudiciaryCommitteeChair Henry Hyde
houseMajorityParty Republican Party
houseSpeakerAtTime Newt Gingrich
houseSpeakerDuringTrial Dennis Hastert
legalBasis Article II, Section 4 of the United States Constitution
legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
United States Senate
location Washington, D.C.
mainSubject Bill Clinton
mediaCoverage extensive national media coverage
numberOfArticlesOfImpeachment 4
officeInvolved President of the United States
outcome Bill Clinton remained in office
linked to: Bill Clinton
partOf presidency of Bill Clinton
pointInTime 1998
1999
politicalPartyOfPresident Democratic Party
positionHeldBy Bill Clinton
precededBy Andrew Johnson impeachment
presidingOfficerDuringSenateTrial William Rehnquist
presidingOfficerDuringSenateTrialPosition Chief Justice of the United States
requiredConvictionThreshold two-thirds of Senators present
result acquittal
senateMajorityParty Republican Party
senateVoteOnObstructionArticle 50 guilty – 50 not guilty
senateVoteOnPerjuryArticle 45 guilty – 55 not guilty
significantEvent Monica Lewinsky scandal
significantLegalIssue definition of perjury
scope of obstruction of justice
significantPoliticalEffect heightened partisan polarization in U.S. politics
startDate 1998-10-08

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My Life coversEvent Clinton impeachment
Monica Lewinsky scandal ledTo impeachment of Bill Clinton by the U.S. House of Representatives
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William Jefferson Clinton notableEvent impeachment of Bill Clinton
subject linked to: Jefferson
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Peter Baker subjectOfWriting impeachment of Bill Clinton
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Peter Baker coveredEvent Clinton impeachment
Watergate exhibits depicts House Judiciary Committee impeachment hearings
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Paula Corbin Jones relatedTo impeachment of Bill Clinton
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first impeachment of Donald Trump precededBy impeachment of Bill Clinton
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105th United States Congress oversawEvent impeachment of Bill Clinton
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An Affair of State: The Investigation, Impeachment, and Trial of President Clinton mainSubject impeachment of Bill Clinton
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Clinton impeachment hasPart House impeachment inquiry against Bill Clinton
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Ken Starr notableEvent Clinton impeachment proceedings 1998
subject linked to: Independent Counsel Ken Starr
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Linda Tripp participantIn impeachment of Bill Clinton
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Living History coversPeriod impeachment of Bill Clinton
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Charles Ruff participantIn Bill Clinton impeachment proceedings
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