The Impeachment Of President Bill Clinton

Bill Clinton became the second president to be impeached when the House of Representatives passed two articles of impeachment in December 1998.

A Senate trial took place in January and February, 1999. Clinton was acquitted of both charges. He remained in office until the expiration of his term on January 20, 2001.

• A *Very* Brief Introduction to the Clinton Impeachment

Chronology of Events

The yearly links shown below provide a detailed chronology of events and links to speeches, statements and other contemporaneous material.

• 1995 Chronology
• 1996 Chronology
• 1997 Chronology
• 1998 Chronology
• 1999 Chronology

Whitewater

• Whitewater Special Report – Washington Post
• Background to Whitewater – Washington Post
• Jun 17, 1996: Senate Whitewater Report – the full report of the “Special Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corporation and Related Matters”, chaired by Senator Alfonse D’Amato (R-NY).

Paula Jones

• Jan 17, 1998: Clinton’s Deposition in Paula Jones Case
• Apr 1, 1998: Judge Susan Wright Throws Out Paula Jones Case
• Nov 13, 1998: Paula Jones and Bill Clinton Settle Civil Action

The Starr Report

• Sep 11, 1998: Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr’s Report – or launch in a popup window: The Starr Report

Impeachment

• Articles of Impeachment – full text of the four articles of impeachment passed by the House Judiciary Committee
• Constitutional Grounds for Presidential Impeachment: Modern Precedents – report by the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives

Trial Verdict Statements By Senators

• Trial Verdict Statements by Senators – the Senate deliberations were held in camera and were not broadcast, but senators were allowed to enter their remarks into the official record.

Independent Counsel Robert Ray’s Final Report

• Mar 06, 2002: Independent Counsel Robert Ray’s Final Report Report

Archived Media Coverage

• Clinton Accused – Washington Post
• Paula Jones Report – Washington Post

Archived Posts

• Independent Counsel Robert Ray’s Final Report March 6, 2002
• A Very Brief Introduction To The Clinton Impeachment March 26, 2001
• Clinton Pardons McDougal In Final Act As President January 20, 2001
• Correspondence and Agreed Order in the Settlement of Clinton’s Case January 19, 2001
• Statement From Special Prosecutor Robert Ray On President Clinton January 19, 2001
• Clinton’s Law Licence Suspended For Five Years January 19, 2001
• Clinton Impeachment Trial: White House Counsel Charles Ruff’s Opening Statement January 19, 2001
• Clinton Makes Deal To Avoid Indictment On Last Day In Office January 19, 2001
• Clinton Impeachment: Statement By Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan February 12, 1999
• Clinton Impeachment: Statement By Senator Spencer Abraham February 12, 1999
• Clinton Impeachment: Statement By Senator Barbara Mikulski February 12, 1999
• Clinton Impeachment: Statement By Senator Mitch McConnell February 12, 1999
• Clinton Impeachment: Statement By Senator Sam Brownback February 12, 1999
• Clinton Impeachment: Statement By Senator John McCain February 12, 1999
• Clinton Impeachment: Statement By Senator John Breaux February 12, 1999
• Clinton Impeachment: Statement By Senator Connie Mack February 12, 1999
• Clinton Impeachment: Statement By Senator Barbara Boxer February 12, 1999
• Clinton Impeachment: Statement By Senator Kit Bond February 12, 1999
• Clinton Impeachment: Statement By Senator Joe Biden February 12, 1999
• Clinton Impeachment: Statement By Senator Richard Lugar February 12, 1999
• Clinton Impeachment: Statement By Senator John Ashcroft February 12, 1999
• Clinton Impeachment: Statement By Senator Blanche Lincoln February 12, 1999
• Clinton Impeachment: Statement By Senator Wayne Allard February 12, 1999
• Clinton Impeachment: Statement By Senator Joe Lieberman February 12, 1999
• Clinton Impeachment: Statement By Senator Carl Levin February 12, 1999
• Clinton Impeachment: Statement By Senator Daniel Akaka February 12, 1999
• Clinton Impeachment: Statement By Senator Patrick Leahy February 12, 1999
• Clinton Impeachment: Statement By Senator Frank Lautenberg February 12, 1999
• Clinton Impeachment: Statement By Senator Jon Kyl February 12, 1999
• Clinton Impeachment: Statement By Senator Herb Kohl February 12, 1999
• Clinton Impeachment: Statement By Senator John Kerry February 12, 1999
• Clinton Impeachment: Statement By Senator Bob Kerrey February 12, 1999
• Clinton Impeachment: Statement By Senator Edward Kennedy February 12, 1999
• Clinton Impeachment: Statement By Senator Tim Johnson February 12, 1999
• Clinton Impeachment: Statement By Senator James Jeffords February 12, 1999
• Clinton Impeachment: Statement By Senator James Inhofe February 12, 1999
• Clinton Impeachment: Statement By Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison February 12, 1999
• Clinton Impeachment: Statement By Senator Tim Hutchinson February 12, 1999
• Clinton Impeachment: Statement By Senator Bob Graham February 12, 1999
• Clinton Impeachment: Statement By Senator Ron Wyden February 12, 1999
• Clinton Impeachment: Statement By Senator Paul Wellstone February 12, 1999
• Clinton Impeachment: Statement By Senator George Voinovich February 12, 1999
• Clinton Impeachment: Statement By Senator Strom Thurmond February 12, 1999
• Clinton Impeachment: Statement By Senator Fred Thompson February 12, 1999
• Clinton Impeachment: Statement By Senator Ted Stevens February 12, 1999
• Clinton Impeachment: Statement By Senator Arlen Specter February 12, 1999
• Clinton Impeachment: Statement By Senator Olympia Snowe February 12, 1999
• Clinton Impeachment: Statement By Senator Gordon Smith February 12, 1999
• Clinton Impeachment: Statement By Senator Paul Sarbanes February 12, 1999
• Clinton Impeachment: Statement By Senator William Roth February 12, 1999
• Clinton Impeachment: Statement By Senator Jay Rockefeller February 12, 1999
• Clinton Impeachment: Statement By Senator Charles Robb February 12, 1999
• Clinton Impeachment: Statement By Senator Harry Reid February 12, 1999
• Clinton Impeachment: Statement By Senator Patty Murray February 12, 1999
• Clinton Impeachment: Statement By Senator Frank Murkowski February 12, 1999
• Clinton Impeachment: Statement By Senator Ernest Hollings February 12, 1999
• Clinton Impeachment: Statement By Senator Jesse Helms February 12, 1999
• Clinton Impeachment: Statement By Senator Tom Harkin February 12, 1999
• Clinton Impeachment: Statement By Senator Chuck Hagel February 12, 1999
• Clinton Impeachment: Statement By Senator Charles Grassley February 12, 1999
• Clinton Impeachment: Statement By Senator Rod Grams February 12, 1999
• Clinton Impeachment: Statement By Senator Slade Gorton February 12, 1999
• Clinton Impeachment: Statement By Senator Bill Frist February 12, 1999
• Clinton Impeachment: Statement By Senator Peter Fitzgerald February 12, 1999
• Clinton Impeachment: Statement By Senator Russell Feingold February 12, 1999
• Clinton Impeachment: Statement By Senator John Edwards February 12, 1999
• Clinton Impeachment: Statement By Senator Richard Durbin February 12, 1999
• Clinton Impeachment: Statement By Senator Byron Dorgan February 12, 1999
• Clinton Impeachment: Statement By Senator Pete Domenici February 12, 1999
• Clinton Impeachment: Statement By Senator Chris Dodd February 12, 1999
• Clinton Impeachment: Statement By Senator Mike DeWine February 12, 1999
• Clinton Impeachment: Statement By Senator Mike Crapo February 12, 1999
• Clinton Impeachment: Statement By Senator Larry Craig February 12, 1999
• Clinton Impeachment: Statement By Senator Susan Collins February 12, 1999
• Clinton Impeachment: Statement By Senator Max Cleland February 12, 1999
• Clinton Impeachment: Statement By Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell February 12, 1999
• Clinton Impeachment: Statement By Senator Robert Byrd February 12, 1999
• Clinton Impeachment: Statement By Senator Conrad Burns February 12, 1999
• Clinton Impeachment: Statement By Senator Jim Bunning February 12, 1999
• Clinton Impeachment: Statement By Senator Richard Bryan February 12, 1999
• Clinton Impeachment Trial: Senate Deliberations February 11, 1999
• Clinton Impeachment Trial: Senate Deliberations February 10, 1999
• Clinton Impeachment Trial: Senate Deliberations February 9, 1999
• Clinton Impeachment Trial: Charles Ruff’s Closing Statement On Behalf Of The President February 8, 1999
• Clinton Impeachment Trial: Sidney Blumenthal’s Deposition February 5, 1999
• Clinton Impeachment Trial: Vernon Jordan’s Deposition February 5, 1999
• Clinton Impeachment Trial: Monica Lewinsky’s Deposition (Extended) February 1, 1999
• Clinton Impeachment Trial: Monica Lewinsky’s Deposition February 1, 1999
• U.S. Senate Votes To Continue Clinton Impeachment Trial, Call Witnesses January 27, 1999
• Saturday Night Spectacle: Fight Over Lewinsky January 23, 1999
• Clinton Impeachment Trial: 50 Questions Asked By Senators January 22, 1999
• Senator Byrd To Move For Impeachment Trial To Be Dismissed January 22, 1999
• Clinton Impeachment Trial: Comments By Former Senator Dale Bumpers January 21, 1999
• Clinton Impeachment Trial: Statement By Clinton Attorney David Kendall January 21, 1999
• Clinton Impeachment Trial: Cheryl Mills Statement January 20, 1999
• Clinton Impeachment Trial: White House Counsel Greg Craig’s Statement January 20, 1999
• GOP Response To The 1999 State Of The Union Address January 19, 1999
• State Of The Union Address 1999 – President Bill Clinton January 19, 1999
• Clinton Impeachment Trial: Remarks By Greg Craig Following House Managers’ Presentation January 16, 1999
• Clinton Impeachment Trial: Henry Hyde’s Summation Of The Case Against Clinton January 16, 1999
• Clinton Impeachment Trial: George Gekas’ Summation Of Prosecutors’ Case January 16, 1999
• Clinton Impeachment Trial: Charles Canady’s Statement On Constitutional Law January 16, 1999
• Clinton Impeachment Trial: Lindsey Graham’s Statement On Constitutional Law January 16, 1999
• Clinton Impeachment Trial: Steve Buyer’s Statement On Constitutional Law January 16, 1999
• Clinton Impeachment Trial: House Manager Bob Barr’s Statement On The Law January 15, 1999
• Clinton Impeachment Trial: Christopher Cannon’s Statement On The Law Of Obstruction Of Justice January 15, 1999
• Clinton Impeachment Trial: Steve Chabot Statement On The Law Of Perjury January 15, 1999
• Clinton Impeachment Trial: George Gekas’ Statement On The Law January 15, 1999
• Clinton Impeachment Trial: House Manager Bill McCollum’s Summation Of The Factual Case January 15, 1999
• Clinton Impeachment Trial: Opening Statement By James Rogan January 14, 1999
• Clinton Impeachment Trial: Opening Statement By Asa Hutchinson January 14, 1999
• Clinton Impeachment Trial: House Manager Ed Bryant’s Statement of Background January 14, 1999
• Clinton Impeachment Trial: Opening Statement By James Sensenbrenner January 14, 1999
• Clinton Impeachment Trial: House Manager Henry Hyde’s Opening Statement January 14, 1999
• Chief Justice Rehnquist Convenes Senate Trial of President Clinton January 14, 1999
• House Rebuttal to White House Brief January 14, 1999
• Clinton Comments On Impeachment January 13, 1999
• White House Response to House Managers Trial Memorandum January 13, 1999
• Excerpts from the White House Trial Memorandum Filed With the Senate January 13, 1999
• White House Response to Senate Trial Summons January 11, 1999
• House Managers’ Trial Memorandum: The Case Against Clinton January 11, 1999
• Clinton Impeachment: The President’s Lawyers January 8, 1999
• Gail Barr’s Affidavit To Hustler Magazine January 8, 1999
• Senators Agree on Clinton Impeachment Trial Procedure January 8, 1999
• U.S. Senate Rules For Impeachment Trials January 8, 1999
• Senators Sworn In; Impeachment Trial Jury Takes Office; Chief Justice Rehnquist Presides January 7, 1999
• Impeachment Trial: Henry Hyde’s Presentation to the Senate January 7, 1999
• Clinton Trial Begins In U.S. Senate January 7, 1999
• Clinton Impeachment Trial: Profiles of the House Managers January 7, 1999
• Speaker Dennis Hastert’s Remarks After Being Sworn As Speaker January 6, 1999
• Clinton Impeachment Trial To Start This Week January 3, 1999
• Henry Hyde’s Letter To Trent Lott Regarding Impeachment Trial December 30, 1998
• Impeachments In The United States Since 1798 December 19, 1998
• Statement by President Clinton Following House Impeachment Vote December 19, 1998
• House Set To Impeach Clinton; Livingston Decides To Not Contest Speaker’s Position December 19, 1998
• CLINTON IMPEACHED December 19, 1998
• Operation Desert Fox Begins – Impeachment Vote To Be Delayed December 17, 1998
• Clinton Facing Impeachment By U.S. House of Representatives December 16, 1998
• Clinton Announces Operation Desert Fox – Impeachment Debate Delayed December 16, 1998
• David Schipper’s Report to the House Judiciary Committee December 14, 1998
• Articles Of Impeachment: Bill Clinton December 12, 1998
• Constitutional Grounds For Presidential Impeachment: Modern Precedents December 12, 1998
• In Wake Of Impeachment Articles, Clinton Apologises Again December 11, 1998
• Roll Call Of House Judiciary Committee Votes On Clinton Impeachment Articles December 11, 1998
• Charles Ruff, Clinton Attorney, Testifies Before Judiciary Committee December 9, 1998
• Democrats Draft Clinton Censure Motion, As Alternative To Impeachment December 9, 1998
• William Weld Proposes Five-Point Alternative To Impeachment December 8, 1998
• President Clinton’s Answers to Judiciary Committee’s 81 Questions November 28, 1998
• Sam Dash’s Letter Of Resignation November 20, 1998
• Kenneth Starr’s Testimony Before The House Judiciary Committee – 7/7 November 19, 1998
• Kenneth Starr’s Testimony Before The House Judiciary Committee – 6/7 November 19, 1998
• Kenneth Starr’s Testimony Before The House Judiciary Committee – 5/7 November 19, 1998
• Kenneth Starr’s Testimony Before The House Judiciary Committee – 4/7 November 19, 1998
• Kenneth Starr’s Testimony Before The House Judiciary Committee – 3/7 November 19, 1998
• Kenneth Starr’s Testimony Before The House Judiciary Committee – 2/7 November 19, 1998
• Kenneth Starr’s Testimony Before the House Judiciary Committee – 1/7 November 19, 1998
• The Paula Jones-Bill Clinton Settlement November 13, 1998
• House Judiciary Committee’s 81 Questions To Clinton November 5, 1998
• House Resolution 581 Authorising An Impeachment Inquiry of President Clinton October 8, 1998
• White House Response To Starr Report September 12, 1998
• Clinton’s Response To The Starr Report – 3/3 September 11, 1998
• Clinton’s Response To The Starr Report – 2/3 September 11, 1998
• Clinton’s Response To The Starr Report – 1/3 September 11, 1998
• “I Have Repented” – President Clinton’s Speech To Washington Prayer Breakfast September 11, 1998
• The Independent Counsel Report (Starr Report) September 11, 1998
• Senator Joe Lieberman Attacks Clinton September 3, 1998
• Clinton Seeks Forgiveness On 35th Anniversary Of Martin Luther King’s “I Have A Dream” Speech August 28, 1998
• Monica Lewinsky (Gerry Connolly) At The AFL Grand Final Breakfast August 26, 1998
• President Clinton’s Grand Jury Testimony August 18, 1998
• Clinton’s Address to the Nation: “I Did Have A Relationship With Ms Lewinsky” August 17, 1998
• Linda Tripp Speaks To The Media After Grand Jury Testimony July 29, 1998
• Judge Susan Webber Wright Throws Out Paula Jones Law Suit April 1, 1998
• Judge Wright’s Ruling in the Paula Jones Case January 29, 1998
• Vernon Jordan’s Statement on the Lewinsky Matter January 22, 1998
• Original Drudge Reports Of Monica Lewinsky Scandal January 17, 1998
• President Clinton’s Deposition in the Paula Jones Case January 17, 1998
• Janet Reno’s Petition Seeking Expansion Of Starr’s Investigation January 16, 1998
• Monica Lewinsky’s Talking Points For Linda Tripp January 14, 1998
• Monica Lewinsky’s Affidavit in the Paula Jones Case January 7, 1998
• Senate Whitewater Committee Report Released June 17, 1996