Impeachment of Bill Clinton

The **impeachment of Bill Clinton** began in December 1998 by the House of Representatives and led to a trial in the Senate for the impeachment of Bill Clinton, the 42nd President of the United States, on two charges, one of perjury and one of obstruction of justice.

These charges were caused from a sexual harassment lawsuit filed against Clinton by Paula Jones. Clinton was found not guilty of these charges by the Senate on February 12, 1999.

Four charges were considered by the full House of Representatives; two passed, making Clinton the second president to be impeached, after Andrew Johnson in 1868.

## House vote

|colspan=5 style="background:#f5f5f5"|H. Res. 611 – Impeaching President Bill Clinton December 19, 1998|||||||||
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|style="width: 11em; background:#F5F5F5"|**Yea**|style="width: 8em;"|**5**|style="width: 8em;"|**223**|style="width: 8em;"|'''0|style="width: 7em; background:#F5F5F5"|**228**|
|style="background:#F5F5F5"|Nay|200|5|1|style="background:#F5F5F5"|206||||
|style="width: 11em; background:#F5F5F5"|Yea|style="width: 8em;"|5|style="width: 8em;"|200|style="width: 8em;"|0|style="width: 7em; background:#F5F5F5"|205|
|style="background:#F5F5F5"|**Nay**|**200**|**28**|**1**|style="background:#F5F5F5"|**229**||||
|style="width: 11em; background:#F5F5F5"|**Yea**|style="width: 8em;"|**5**|style="width: 8em;"|**216**|style="width: 8em;"|**0**|style="width: 7em; background:#F5F5F5"|**221**|
|style="background:#F5F5F5"|Nay|199|12|1|style="background:#F5F5F5"|212||||
|style="width: 11em; background:#F5F5F5"|Yea|style="width: 8em;"|1|style="width: 8em;"|147|style="width: 8em;"|0|style="width: 7em; background:#F5F5F5"|148|
|style="background:#F5F5F5"|**Nay**|**203**|**81**|**1**|style="background:#F5F5F5"|**285**||||
Source:

## Verdict

The Senate vote:
|colspan=4 style="background:#f5f5f5"|Articles of Impeachment, U.S. Senate judgement|||||||
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|style="width: 13em; background:#F5F5F5"|Guilty|style="width: 7em;"|0|style="width: 7em;"|45|style="width: 7em; background:#F5F5F5"|45|
|style="background:#F5F5F5"|**Not guilty**|**45**|**10**|style="background:#F5F5F5"|**55**|||
|style="width: 13em; background:#F5F5F5"|Guilty|style="width: 7em;"|0|style="width: 7em;"|50|style="width: 7em; background:#F5F5F5"|50|
|style="background:#F5F5F5"|**Not guilty**|**45**|**5**|style="background:#F5F5F5"|**50**|||
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## Infobox (impeachment process)

- **image**: Senate in session.jpg
- **image size**: 300
- **caption**: Floor proceedings of the U.S. Senate during the trial of President Bill Clinton in 1999, William Rehnquist, Chief Justice William Rehnquist presiding. House managers are seated beside the quarter-circular tables on the left and the president's personal counsel on the right.
- **outcome**: Acquitted by the United States Senate, U.S. Senate, remained in office
- **accusations**: Perjury (2), obstruction of justice, abuse of power
- **accused**: Bill Clinton, President of the United States
- **header votes**: Congressional votes
- **vote1**: Voting in the United States House of Representatives, U.S. House of Representatives
- **accusation1**: Perjurygrand jury
- **votes favor1**: 228
- **votes against1**: 206
- **result1**: Approved
- **accusation2**: PerjuryJones case
- **votes favor2**: 205
- **votes against2**: 229
- **result2**: Rejected
- **accusation3**: Obstruction of justice
- **votes favor3**: 221
- **votes against3**: 212
- **result3**: Approved
- **accusation4**: Abuse of power
- **votes favor4**: 148
- **votes against4**: 284
- **result4**: Rejected
- **vote5**: Voting in the U.S. Senate
- **accusation5**: Article I – perjurygrand jury
- **votes favor5**: 45 "guilty"
- **votes against5**: 55 "not guilty"
- **result5**: Acquitted  (67 "guilty" votes necessary for a conviction)
- **accusation6**: Article II – obstruction of justice
- **votes favor6**: 50 "guilty"
- **votes against6**: 50 "not guilty"
- **result6**: Acquitted  (67 "guilty" votes necessary for a conviction)