Impeachment
Image and Video: President Clinton’s statement with Democratic House Members after the House impeachment vote on December 19, 1998.
Article II, Section 4 states that “The President, Vice President and all civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.”
In December 1998, the House of Representatives voted to impeach President Clinton on two charges: perjury and obstruction of justice. These charges stemmed from the Independent Counsel’s investigation into President Clinton’s relationship with White House intern Monica Lewinsky. President Clinton was the second US President to be impeached in the House. President Clinton was acquitted on February 12, 1999 after trial in the Senate.
Records from the Clinton Library describe various stages of the impeachment process. These records include White House Counsel’s production of various Bates numbered document sets that were prepared for the Office of Independent Counsel.
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2006-0319-F : Monica Lewinsky