[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 1 (Wednesday, January 6, 1999)]
[Senate]
[Pages S14-S15]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE RECEIVED SUBSEQUENT TO SINE DIE ADJOURNMENT

  Under the authority of the order of the Senate of January 7, 1997, 
the Secretary of the Senate, on December 19, 1998, subsequent to the 
sine die adjournment of the Senate, received a message from the House 
of Representatives announcing that the House of Representatives has 
impeached for high crimes and misdemeanors William Jefferson Clinton, 
President of the United States; the House of Representatives adopted 
articles of impeachment against William Jefferson Clinton, which the 
managers on the part of the House of Representatives have been directed 
to carry to the Senate; and Mr. Hyde of Illinois, Mr. Sensenbrenner of 
Wisconsin, Mr. McCollum of Florida, Mr. Gekas of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
Canady of Florida, Mr. Buyer of Indiana, Mr. Bryant of Tennessee, Mr. 
Chabot of Ohio, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Hutchinson of Arkansas, Mr. 
Cannon of Utah, Mr. Rogan of California, and Mr. Graham of South 
Carolina, have been appointed as managers.


  house resolution 611, in the house of representatives, december 19, 
                                  1998

       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

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     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.
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  house resolution 614, in the house of representatives, december 19, 
                                  1998

       Resolved, That Mr. Hyde of Illinois, Mr. Sensenbrenner of 
     Wisconsin, Mr. McCollum of Florida, Mr. Gekas of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Buyer of Indiana, 
     Mr. Bryant of Tennessee, Mr. Chabot of Ohio, Mr. Barr of 
     Georgia, Mr. Hutchinson of Arkansas, Mr. Cannon of Utah, Mr. 
     Rogan of California, and Mr. Graham of South Carolina are 
     appointed managers to conduct the impeachment trial against 
     William Jefferson Clinton, President of the United States, 
     that a message be sent to the Senate to inform the Senate of 
     these appointments, and that the managers so appointed may, 
     in connection with the preparation and the conduct of the 
     trial, exhibit the articles of impeachment to the Senate and 
     take all other actions necessary, which may include the 
     following:
       (1) Employing legal, clerical, and other necessary 
     assistants and incurring such other expenses as may be 
     necessary, to be paid from amounts available to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary under applicable expense resolutions or from 
     the applicable accounts of the House of Representatives.
       (2) Sending for persons and papers, and filing with the 
     Secretary of the Senate, on the part of the House of 
     Representatives, any pleadings, in conjunction with or 
     subsequent to, the exhibition of the articles of impeachment 
     that the managers consider necessary.

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