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105TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. RES. 611

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

DECEMBER 19, 1998

Received

RESOLUTION

Impeaching William Jefferson Clinton, President of the

United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors.

1 Resolved, That William Jefferson Clinton, President

2 of the United States, is impeached for high crimes and

3 misdemeanors, and that the following articles of impeach4 ment be exhibited to the United States Senate:

5 Articles of impeachment exhibited by the House of

6 Representatives of the United States of America in the

7 name of itself and of the people of the United States of

8 America, against William Jefferson Clinton, President of

9 the United States of America, in maintenance and support

10 of its impeachment against him for high crimes and mis11 demeanors.
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1 ARTICLE I

2 In his conduct while President of the United States,

3 William Jefferson Clinton, in violation of his constitutional

4 oath faithfully to execute the office of President of the

5 United States and, to the best of his ability, preserve, pro6 tect, and defend the Constitution of the United States,

7 and in violation of his constitutional duty to take care that

8 the laws be faithfully executed, has willfully corrupted and

9 manipulated the judicial process of the United States for

10 his personal gain and exoneration, impeding the adminis11 tration of justice, in that:

12 On August 17, 1998, William Jefferson Clinton swore

13 to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the

14 truth before a Federal grand jury of the United States.

15 Contrary to that oath, William Jefferson Clinton willfully

16 provided perjurious, false and misleading testimony to the

17 grand jury concerning one or more of the following: (1)

18 the nature and details of his relationship with a subordi19 nate Government employee; (2) prior perjurious, false and

20 misleading testimony he gave in a Federal civil rights ac21 tion brought against him; (3) prior false and misleading

22 statements he allowed his attorney to make to a Federal

23 judge in that civil rights action; and (4) his corrupt efforts

24 to influence the testimony of witnesses and to impede the

25 discovery of evidence in that civil rights action.
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1 In doing this, William Jefferson Clinton has under2 mined the integrity of his office, has brought disrepute

3 on the Presidency, has betrayed his trust as President,

4 and has acted in a manner subversive of the rule of law

5 and justice, to the manifest injury of the people of the

6 United States.

7 Wherefore, William Jefferson Clinton, by such con8 duct, warrants impeachment and trial, and removal from

9 office and disqualification to hold and enjoy any office of

10 honor, trust, or profit under the United States.

11 ARTICLE II

12 In his conduct while President of the United States,

13 William Jefferson Clinton, in violation of his constitutional

14 oath faithfully to execute the office of President of the

15 United States and, to the best of his ability, preserve, pro16 tect, and defend the Constitution of the United States,

17 and in violation of his constitutional duty to take care that

18 the laws be faithfully executed, has prevented, obstructed,

19 and impeded the administration of justice, and has to that

20 end engaged personally, and through his subordinates and

21 agents, in a course of conduct or scheme designed to delay,

22 impede, cover up, and conceal the existence of evidence

23 and testimony related to a Federal civil rights action

24 brought against him in a duly instituted judicial proceed25 ing.
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1 The means used to implement this course of conduct

2 or scheme included one or more of the following acts:

3 (1) On or about December 17, 1997, William

4 Jefferson Clinton corruptly encouraged a witness in

5 a Federal civil rights action brought against him to

6 execute a sworn affidavit in that proceeding that he

7 knew to be perjurious, false and misleading.

8 (2) On or about December 17, 1997, William

9 Jefferson Clinton corruptly encouraged a witness in

10 a Federal civil rights action brought against him to

11 give perjurious, false and misleading testimony if

12 and when called to testify personally in that proceed13 ing.

14 (3) On or about December 28, 1997, William

15 Jefferson Clinton corruptly engaged in, encouraged,

16 or supported a scheme to conceal evidence that had

17 been subpoenaed in a Federal civil rights action

18 brought against him.

19 (4) Beginning on or about December 7, 1997,

20 and continuing through and including January 14,

21 1998, William Jefferson Clinton intensified and suc22 ceeded in an effort to secure job assistance to a wit23 ness in a Federal civil rights action brought against

24 him in order to corruptly prevent the truthful testi25 mony of that witness in that proceeding at a time
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1 when the truthful testimony of that witness would

2 have been harmful to him.

3 (5) On January 17, 1998, at his deposition in

4 a Federal civil rights action brought against him,

5 William Jefferson Clinton corruptly allowed his at6 torney to make false and misleading statements to

7 a Federal judge characterizing an affidavit, in order

8 to prevent questioning deemed relevant by the judge.

9 Such false and misleading statements were subse10 quently acknowledged by his attorney in a commu11 nication to that judge.

12 (6) On or about January 18 and January 20–

13 21, 1998, William Jefferson Clinton related a false

14 and misleading account of events relevant to a Fed15 eral civil rights action brought against him to a po16 tential witness in that proceeding, in order to cor17 ruptly influence the testimony of that witness.

18 (7) On or about January 21, 23, and 26, 1998,

19 William Jefferson Clinton made false and misleading

20 statements to potential witnesses in a Federal grand

21 jury proceeding in order to corruptly influence the

22 testimony of those witnesses. The false and mislead23 ing statements made by William Jefferson Clinton

24 were repeated by the witnesses to the grand jury,
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1 causing the grand jury to receive false and mislead2 ing information.

3 In all of this, William Jefferson Clinton has under4 mined the integrity of his office, has brought disrepute

5 on the Presidency, has betrayed his trust as President,

6 and has acted in a manner subversive of the rule of law

7 and justice, to the manifest injury of the people of the

8 United States.

9 Wherefore, William Jefferson Clinton, by such con10 duct, warrants impeachment and trial, and removal from

11 office and disqualification to hold and enjoy any office of

12 honor, trust, or profit under the United States.

Passed the House of Representatives December 19,

1998.

NEWT GINGRICH,

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Attest: ROBIN H. CARLE,

Clerk.