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
 H. Res. 611 – Impeaching President Bill ClintonDecember 19, 1998 First article(perjurygrand jury) Party Total votes Democratic Republican Independent Yea 5 223 0
| style="width: 7em; background:#F5F5F5" | 228|-
| style="background:#F5F5F5" | Nay
| 200
| 5
| 1
| style="background:#F5F5F5" | 206
|- style="vertical-align:bottom;"
! rowspan=2 | Second article(perjuryJones case)
! colspan=3 | Party
! rowspan=2 | Total votes
|- style="vertical-align:bottom;"
! style="background:#b0ceff;"| Democratic
! style="background:#ffb6b6;"| Republican
! style="background:#dddddd;"| Independent
|-
| 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="vertical-align:bottom;"
! rowspan=2 | Third article(obstruction of justice)
! colspan=3 | Party
! rowspan=2 | Total votes
|- style="vertical-align:bottom;"
! style="background:#b0ceff;"| Democratic
! style="background:#ffb6b6;"| Republican
! style="background:#dddddd;"| Independent
|-
| 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="vertical-align:bottom;"
! rowspan=2 | Fourth article(abuse of power)
! colspan=3 | Party
! rowspan=2 | Total votes
|- style="vertical-align:bottom;"
! style="background:#b0ceff;"| Democratic
! style="background:#ffb6b6;"| Republican
! style="background:#dddddd;"| Independent
|-
| 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:
 Articles of Impeachment, U.S. Senate judgement Article One(perjurygrand jury) Party Total votes Democratic Republican Guilty 0 45 45 Not guilty 45 10 55 Article Two(obstruction of justice) Party Total votes Democratic Republican Guilty 0 50 50 Not guilty 45 5 50 

References

Category:1998 in the United States
Category:Bill Clinton
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