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House Calendar No. 281

105TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. RES. 611

[Report No. 105–830]

Impeaching William Jefferson Clinton, President of the United States, for

high crimes and misdemeanors.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

DECEMBER 15, 1998

Mr. HYDE submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the House

Calendar and ordered to be printed

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
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1 the United States of America, in maintenance and support

2 of its impeachment against him for high crimes and mis3 demeanors.

4 ARTICLE I

5 In his conduct while President of the United States,

6 William Jefferson Clinton, in violation of his constitutional

7 oath faithfully to execute the office of President of the

8 United States and, to the best of his ability, preserve, pro9 tect, and defend the Constitution of the United States,

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

11 the laws be faithfully executed, has willfully corrupted and

12 manipulated the judicial process of the United States for

13 his personal gain and exoneration, impeding the adminis14 tration of justice, in that:

15 On August 17, 1998, William Jefferson Clinton swore

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

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

18 Contrary to that oath, William Jefferson Clinton willfully

19 provided perjurious, false and misleading testimony to the

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

21 the nature and details of his relationship with a subordi22 nate Government employee; (2) prior perjurious, false and

23 misleading testimony he gave in a Federal civil rights ac24 tion brought against him; (3) prior false and misleading

25 statements he allowed his attorney to make to a Federal
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1 judge in that civil rights action; and (4) his corrupt efforts

2 to influence the testimony of witnesses and to impede the

3 discovery of evidence in that civil rights action.

4 In doing this, William Jefferson Clinton has under5 mined the integrity of his office, has brought disrepute

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

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

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

9 United States.

10 Wherefore, William Jefferson Clinton, by such con11 duct, warrants impeachment and trial, and removal from

12 office and disqualification to hold and enjoy any office of

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

14 ARTICLE II

15 In his conduct while President of the United States,

16 William Jefferson Clinton, in violation of his constitutional

17 oath faithfully to execute the office of President of the

18 United States and, to the best of his ability, preserve, pro19 tect, and defend the Constitution of the United States,

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

21 the laws be faithfully executed, has willfully corrupted and

22 manipulated the judicial process of the United States for

23 his personal gain and exoneration, impeding the adminis24 tration of justice, in that:
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1 (1) On December 23, 1997, William Jefferson

2 Clinton, in sworn answers to written questions asked

3 as part of a Federal civil rights action brought

4 against him, willfully provided perjurious, false and

5 misleading testimony in response to questions

6 deemed relevant by a Federal judge concerning con7 duct and proposed conduct with subordinate employ8 ees.

9 (2) On January 17, 1998, William Jefferson

10 Clinton swore under oath to tell the truth, the whole

11 truth, and nothing but the truth in a deposition

12 given as part of a Federal civil rights action brought

13 against him. Contrary to that oath, William Jeffer14 son Clinton willfully provided perjurious, false and

15 misleading testimony in response to questions

16 deemed relevant by a Federal judge concerning the

17 nature and details of his relationship with a subordi18 nate Government employee, his knowledge of that

19 employee’s involvement and participation in the civil

20 rights action brought against him, and his corrupt

21 efforts to influence the testimony of that employee.

22 In all of this, William Jefferson Clinton has under23 mined the integrity of his office, has brought disrepute

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

25 and has acted in a manner subversive of the rule of law
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1 and justice, to the manifest injury of the people of the

2 United States.

3 Wherefore, William Jefferson Clinton, by such con4 duct, warrants impeachment and trial, and removal from

5 office and disqualification to hold and enjoy any office of

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

7 ARTICLE III

8 In his conduct while President of the United States,

9 William Jefferson Clinton, in violation of his constitutional

10 oath faithfully to execute the office of President of the

11 United States and, to the best of his ability, preserve, pro12 tect, and defend the Constitution of the United States,

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

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

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

16 end engaged personally, and through his subordinates and

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

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

19 and testimony related to a Federal civil rights action

20 brought against him in a duly instituted judicial proceed21 ing.

22 The means used to implement this course of conduct

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

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

25 Jefferson Clinton corruptly encouraged a witness in
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1 a Federal civil rights action brought against him to

2 execute a sworn affidavit in that proceeding that he

3 knew to be perjurious, false and misleading.

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

5 Jefferson Clinton corruptly encouraged a witness in

6 a Federal civil rights action brought against him to

7 give perjurious, false and misleading testimony if

8 and when called to testify personally in that proceed9 ing.

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

11 Jefferson Clinton corruptly engaged in, encouraged,

12 or supported a scheme to conceal evidence that had

13 been subpoenaed in a Federal civil rights action

14 brought against him.

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

16 and continuing through and including January 14,

17 1998, William Jefferson Clinton intensified and suc18 ceeded in an effort to secure job assistance to a wit19 ness in a Federal civil rights action brought against

20 him in order to corruptly prevent the truthful testi21 mony of that witness in that proceeding at a time

22 when the truthful testimony of that witness would

23 have been harmful to him.

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

25 a Federal civil rights action brought against him,
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1 William Jefferson Clinton corruptly allowed his at2 torney to make false and misleading statements to

3 a Federal judge characterizing an affidavit, in order

4 to prevent questioning deemed relevant by the judge.

5 Such false and misleading statements were subse6 quently acknowledged by his attorney in a commu7 nication to that judge.

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

9 21, 1998, William Jefferson Clinton related a false

10 and misleading account of events relevant to a Fed11 eral civil rights action brought against him to a po12 tential witness in that proceeding, in order to cor13 ruptly influence the testimony of that witness.

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

15 William Jefferson Clinton made false and misleading

16 statements to potential witnesses in a Federal grand

17 jury proceeding in order to corruptly influence the

18 testimony of those witnesses. The false and mislead19 ing statements made by William Jefferson Clinton

20 were repeated by the witnesses to the grand jury,

21 causing the grand jury to receive false and mislead22 ing information.

23 In all of this, William Jefferson Clinton has under24 mined the integrity of his office, has brought disrepute

25 on the Presidency, has betrayed his trust as President,
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1 and has acted in a manner subversive of the rule of law

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

3 United States.

4 Wherefore, William Jefferson Clinton, by such con5 duct, warrants impeachment and trial, and removal from

6 office and disqualification to hold and enjoy any office of

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

8 ARTICLE IV

9 Using the powers and influence of the office of Presi10 dent of the United States, William Jefferson Clinton, in

11 violation of his constitutional oath faithfully to execute the

12 office of President of the United States and, to the best

13 of his ability, preserve, protect, and defend the Constitu14 tion of the United States, and in disregard of his constitu15 tional duty to take care that the laws be faithfully exe16 cuted, has engaged in conduct that resulted in misuse and

17 abuse of his high office, impaired the due and proper ad18 ministration of justice and the conduct of lawful inquiries,

19 and contravened the authority of the legislative branch

20 and the truth seeking purpose of a coordinate investigative

21 proceeding, in that, as President, William Jefferson Clin22 ton refused and failed to respond to certain written re23 quests for admission and willfully made perjurious, false

24 and misleading sworn statements in response to certain

25 written requests for admission propounded to him as part
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1 of the impeachment inquiry authorized by the House of

2 Representatives of the Congress of the United States. Wil3 liam Jefferson Clinton, in refusing and failing to respond

4 and in making perjurious, false and misleading state5 ments, assumed to himself functions and judgments nec6 essary to the exercise of the sole power of impeachment

7 vested by the Constitution in the House of Representatives

8 and exhibited contempt for the inquiry.

9 In doing this, William Jefferson Clinton has under10 mined the integrity of his office, has brought disrepute

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

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

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

14 United States.

15 Wherefore, William Jefferson Clinton, by such con16 duct, warrants impeachment and trial, and removal from

17 office and disqualification to hold and enjoy any office of

18 honor, trust, or profit under the United States.
House Calendar No. 281

105TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. RES. 611

[Report No. 105–830]

RESOLUTION

Impeaching William Jefferson Clinton, President of

demeanors.the United States, for high crimes and misDECEMBER 15, 1998

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be

printed