Articles Of Impeachment Against Trump Released

Dec 11, 2019

Democratic Party leaders in the United States House of Representatives have released two Articles of Impeachment against President Donald Trump.

Both articles allege abuse of power by the president. The first alleges that Trump corruptly solicited election assistance from the government of Ukraine by demanding investigations that would smear his political rivals. The Democrats allege that Trump used $391 million in security assistance as leverage.

The second article charges that Trump threatened the constitutional rights of the House of Representatives through across-the-board defiance of subpoenas for testimony and documents.

The draft articles will now be submitted to the Judiciary Committee of the House for consideration. The committee can amend the articles and decide whether to submit them to the full House for a vote. If passed, the president will be impeached and a trial will take place in the Senate.

The full text of the Articles of Impeachment is shown below:


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In Wake Of Impeachment Articles, Clinton Apologises Again

Dec 11, 1998

President Bill Clinton has against apologises for his behaviour in the Monica Lewinsky affair.

Clinton’s remarks came following the House Judiciary Committee’s adoption of four Articles of Impeachment. The Articles now go to the full House which can vote to impeach the president.

Statement by President Bill Clinton.

As anyone close to me knows, for months I have been grappling with how best to reconcile myself to the American people, to acknowledge my own wrongdoing and still to maintain my focus on the work of the presidency. [Read more…]

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Roll Call Of House Judiciary Committee Votes On Clinton Impeachment Articles

Dec 11, 1998

The House Judiciary Committee voted in favour of four Articles of Impeachment.

The first Article of Impeachment dealt with perjury to a Grand Jury; the second with perjury in the Paula Jones case; the third with obstruction of justice; and the fourth with abuse of power.

The 21 Republicans on the Committee all supported Articles 1, 3 and 4. Lindsay Graham voted against Article 2. [Read more…]

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