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Impeachment inquiry into Bill Clinton
Independent Counsel Ken Starr taking oath before testifying before the House Committee on the Judiciary in November 1998
Accused
Bill Clinton, 42nd President of the United States
Proponents
Newt Gingrich (speaker of the United States House of Representatives)
Ken Starr (Independent counsel for the Whitewater controversy)
Henry Hyde (chair of the House Committee on the Judiciary)
Committee
Judiciary
Committee chair
Henry Hyde
Date
October 8 – December 19, 1998 (2 months, 1 week and 4 days)
Outcome
Impeachment inquiry completed; House Committee on the Judiciary forwards four articles of impeachment to the full House
Charges
Perjury
Obstruction of justice
Abuse of Power
Cause
Clinton's testimony denying that he had engaged in a sexual relationship with Monica Lewinsky in a sexual harassment lawsuit filed against Clinton by Paula Jones; allegations made in the Starr Report
Congressional votes
House vote on resolution authorizing the inquiry
Votes in favor
258
Votes against
176
Result
Adopted
Voting in the House Committee on the Judiciary on articles of impeachment
Accusation
Perjury / grand jury
Votes in favor
21
Votes against
17
Result
Approved
Accusation
Perjury / Jones case
Votes in favor
20
Votes against
18
Result
Approved
Accusation
Obstruction of justice
Votes in favor
21
Votes against
17
Result
Approved
Accusation
Abuse of power
Votes in favor
21
Votes against
17
Result
Approved
Committee forwarded the four proposed articles of impeachment to the full House for consideration
The impeachment inquiry against Bill Clinton, the 42nd president of the United States, was initiated by a vote of the United States House of Representatives on October 8, 1998, roughly a month after the release of the Starr Report. The United States House of Representatives, led by Republican Speaker Newt Gingrich, voted to authorize a broad impeachment inquiry against President Clinton.[1] The inquiry was conducted by the House Committee on the Judiciary.
The committee ultimately authored and approved four proposed articles of impeachment for consideration by the full House. Subsequently, on December 19, 1998, the full House voted to approve the first and third proposed articles, while rejecting the second and fourth proposed articles, thereby impeaching Bill Clinton.
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