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Impeachment and removal (view source)
Revision as of 16:38, February 6, 2020
, 16:38, February 6, 2020→Bill Clinton (1998)
President Clinton was doing well in the polls and ready to pick his successor for the White House by late 1998. His leadership enabled the Democratic Party to do surprisingly well in the mid-term elections, and President Clinton was seeking to leave a lasting legacy.
President Clinton was doing well in the polls and ready to pick his successor for the White House by late 1998. His leadership enabled the Democratic Party to do surprisingly well in the mid-term elections, and President Clinton was seeking to leave a lasting legacy.
The House of Representatives impeached him for making false statements under oath, which is perjury, and trial was scheduled for the Senate in 1999. [[First Lady Hillary Clinton]] accused her opponents of being part of a "vast right-wing [[conspiracy]]" against her husband. House impeachment managers introduced witness depositions, including credible evidence from a Jane Doe #5 ([[Hillary_Rodham_Clinton#Rape_allegations|Juanita Brodderick]]) that Bill Clinton had [[rape]]d her.<ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/special/clinton/stories/janedoe022099.htm</ref> The Democratic Senators all lined up behind President Clinton, promising to vote for acquittal.
The House of Representatives impeached him for making false statements under oath, which is perjury, and trial was scheduled for the Senate in 1999. [[First Lady Hillary Clinton]] accused her opponents of being part of a "vast right-wing [[conspiracy]]" against her husband. House impeachment managers introduced witness depositions, including credible evidence from a Jane Doe #5 ([[Hillary_Rodham_Clinton#Rape_allegations|Juanita Brodderick]]) that Bill Clinton had [[rape]]d her.<ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/special/clinton/stories/janedoe022099.htm</ref> [[Harvey Weinstein]] organized a legal defense fund and Democratic Senators all lined up behind President Clinton, promising to vote for acquittal.
Republicans enjoyed a majority in the Senate but lacked votes anywhere close to the requisite 2/3rd majority to convict. President Clinton was a lame-duck at that point anyway, and the real battle was over his ability to influence politics beyond his term.
Republicans enjoyed a majority in the Senate but lacked votes anywhere close to the requisite 2/3rd majority to convict. President Clinton was a lame-duck at that point anyway, and the real battle was over his ability to influence politics beyond his term.