Bumpers said Clinton was guilty of a terrible moral lapse, but not of conduct worthy of impeachment. Jan. 25 Sen. Robert C. Byrd, D-W.Va., a vocal Clinton critic, offers a motion to dismiss the charges against the president and end the impeachment trial. The Senate decides to deliberate the motion behind closed doors. Feb. 1 A House prosecutor and President Clinton's lawyers questioned Monica Lewinsky under oath for most of the day in a Washington hotel, videotaping the deposition for the Senate. Feb. 4 Senate votes to allow showing videotaped testimony during the trial.
Senators reject calling live witnesses.
Feb. 6 Clips from the videotaped testimony of Ms. Lewinsky, Jordan and Blumenthal, as well as videotaped testimony from Clinton are played publicly at Senate trial. Feb. 8 House managers and White House lawyers present closing arguments. Feb. 9-11 Senate declines to change rules to allow open deliberations on impeachment articles and holds three days of private deliberations. The impeachment trial ends. On the article regarding perjury, the vote is 55-45.