Impeachment of Bill Clinton

Impeachment of Bill Clinton
Floor proceedings of the U.S. Senate during the trial of President Bill Clinton in 1999, 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.
Accused	Bill Clinton, President of the United States
Date	December 19, 1998 (1998-12-19) to February 12, 1999 (1999-02-12)
Outcome	Acquitted by the U.S. Senate, remained in office
Charges	Perjury (2), obstruction of justice, abuse of power
Congressional votes
Voting in the U.S. House of Representatives
Accusation	Perjury / grand jury
Votes in favor	228
Votes against	206
Result	Approved
Accusation	Perjury / Jones case
Votes in favor	205
Votes against	229
Result	Rejected
Accusation	Obstruction of justice
Votes in favor	221
Votes against	212
Result	Approved
Accusation	Abuse of power
Votes in favor	148
Votes against	284
Result	Rejected
Voting in the U.S. Senate
Accusation	Article I – perjury / grand jury
Votes in favor	45 "guilty"
Votes against	55 "not guilty"
Result	Acquitted (67 "guilty" votes necessary for a conviction)
Accusation	Article II – obstruction of justice
Votes in favor	50 "guilty"
Votes against	50 "not guilty"
Result	Acquitted (67 "guilty" votes necessary for a conviction)

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.^[1]

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.^[2]

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.

1. ↑ Erskine, Daniel H. (2008). "The Trial of Queen Caroline and the Impeachment of President Clinton: Law As a Weapon for Political Reform". Washington University Global Studies Law Review. 7 (1). ISSN 1546-6981.
2. ↑ Baker, Peter (February 13, 1999). "The Senate Acquits President Clinton". The Washington Post. The Washington Post Co. Retrieved December 4, 2013.