[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 611 Engrossed in House (EH)]
In the House of Representatives, U.S.,
December 19, 1998.
Impeaching William Jefferson Clinton, President of the United States,
for high crimes and misdemeanors.
Resolved, That William Jefferson Clinton, President of the United States, is
impeached for high crimes and misdemeanors, and that the following articles of
impeachment be exhibited to the United States Senate:
Articles of impeachment exhibited by the House of Representatives of the
United States of America in the name of itself and of the people of the United
States of America, against William Jefferson Clinton, President of the United
States of America, in maintenance and support of its impeachment against him for
high crimes and misdemeanors.
Article I
In his conduct while President of the United States, William Jefferson
Clinton, in violation of his constitutional oath faithfully to execute the
office of President of the United States and, to the best of his ability,
preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States, and in
violation of his constitutional duty to take care that the laws be faithfully
executed, has willfully corrupted and manipulated the judicial process of the
United States for his personal gain and exoneration, impeding the administration
of justice, in that:
On August 17, 1998, William Jefferson Clinton swore to tell the truth, the
whole truth, and nothing but the truth before a Federal grand jury of the United
States. Contrary to that oath, William Jefferson Clinton willfully provided
perjurious, false and misleading testimony to the grand jury concerning one or
more of the following: (1) the nature and details of his relationship with a
subordinate Government employee; (2) prior perjurious, false and misleading
testimony he gave in a Federal civil rights action brought against him; (3)
prior false and misleading statements he allowed his attorney to make to a
Federal judge in that civil rights action; and (4) his corrupt efforts to
influence the testimony of witnesses and to impede the discovery of evidence in
that civil rights action.
In doing this, William Jefferson Clinton has undermined the integrity of his
office, has brought disrepute on the Presidency, has betrayed his trust as
President, and has acted in a manner subversive of the rule of law and justice,
to the manifest injury of the people of the United States.
Wherefore, William Jefferson Clinton, by such conduct, warrants impeachment
and trial, and removal from office and disqualification to hold and enjoy any
office of honor, trust, or profit under the United States.
Article II
In his conduct while President of the United States, William Jefferson
Clinton, in violation of his constitutional oath faithfully to execute the
office of President of the United States and, to the best of his ability,
preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States, and in
violation of his constitutional duty to take care that the laws be faithfully
executed, has prevented, obstructed, and impeded the administration of justice,
and has to that end engaged personally, and through his subordinates and agents,
in a course of conduct or scheme designed to delay, impede, cover up, and
conceal the existence of evidence and testimony related to a Federal civil
rights action brought against him in a duly instituted judicial proceeding.
The means used to implement this course of conduct or scheme included one or
more of the following acts:
(1) On or about December 17, 1997, William Jefferson Clinton
corruptly encouraged a witness in a Federal civil rights action brought
against him to execute a sworn affidavit in that proceeding that he knew
to be perjurious, false and misleading.
(2) On or about December 17, 1997, William Jefferson Clinton
corruptly encouraged a witness in a Federal civil rights action brought
against him to give perjurious, false and misleading testimony if and
when called to testify personally in that proceeding.
(3) On or about December 28, 1997, William Jefferson Clinton
corruptly engaged in, encouraged, or supported a scheme to conceal
evidence that had been subpoenaed in a Federal civil rights action
brought against him.
(4) Beginning on or about December 7, 1997, and continuing through
and including January 14, 1998, William Jefferson Clinton intensified
and succeeded in an effort to secure job assistance to a witness in a
Federal civil rights action brought against him in order to corruptly
prevent the truthful testimony of that witness in that proceeding at a
time when the truthful testimony of that witness would have been harmful
to him.
(5) On January 17, 1998, at his deposition in a Federal civil rights
action brought against him, William Jefferson Clinton corruptly allowed
his attorney to make false and misleading statements to a Federal judge
characterizing an affidavit, in order to prevent questioning deemed
relevant by the judge. Such false and misleading statements were
subsequently acknowledged by his attorney in a communication to that
judge.
(6) On or about January 18 and January 20-21, 1998, William
Jefferson Clinton related a false and misleading account of events
relevant to a Federal civil rights action brought against him to a
potential witness in that proceeding, in order to corruptly influence
the testimony of that witness.
(7) On or about January 21, 23, and 26, 1998, William Jefferson
Clinton made false and misleading statements to potential witnesses in a
Federal grand jury proceeding in order to corruptly influence the
testimony of those witnesses. The false and misleading statements made
by William Jefferson Clinton were repeated by the witnesses to the grand
jury, causing the grand jury to receive false and misleading
information.
In all of this, William Jefferson Clinton has undermined the integrity of
his office, has brought disrepute on the Presidency, has betrayed his trust as
President, and has acted in a manner subversive of the rule of law and justice,
to the manifest injury of the people of the United States.
Wherefore, William Jefferson Clinton, by such conduct, warrants impeachment
and trial, and removal from office and disqualification to hold and enjoy any
office of honor, trust, or profit under the United States.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Attest:
Clerk.