Sign in Subscribe
Lewinsky, Monica

Impeachment Proceedings Against President Clinton to Begin

Strategic Insights

— 2 min read

House Judiciary Committee chairman Henry Hyde announced on Thursday that the committee will vote on October 5 on moving forward with a public investigation, which will lead to a full House vote on October 9. This sets the stage for impeachment proceedings against President Clinton, with the committee expected to begin its drive toward impeachment after the November elections. The highly partisan and male-dominated House Judiciary Committee will play a crucial role in the investigation, with Democrats demanding the presence of Monica Lewinsky and Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr, while Republicans are hesitant to have them testify.

Key Takeaways:

  • The House Judiciary Committee will vote on October 5 on moving forward with a public investigation, with the full House voting on October 9.
  • The committee will likely begin its impeachment hearings after the November elections.
  • Democrats intend to call Lewinsky, Starr, and Linda Tripp to testify, while Republicans are hesitant to have them appear.
  • The Republicans have the votes to do as they please in the committee, with House Speaker Newt Gingrich indicating that he will reserve subpoena power for Republicans.
  • The committee will consider releasing edited transcripts of the Lewinsky tapes, deleting explicit sexual references and extraneous information.
  • Impeachment proceedings will lead to a trial in the Senate, with senators acting as a jury and the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court presiding.
  • The Constitution requires a two-thirds majority vote in the Senate to convict and remove the president from office.

Statistics:

  • 25: The age of Monica Lewinsky, the former White House intern who is at the center of the impeachment proceedings.
  • 4: The number of years Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr has spent investigating Whitewater, FBI files, and other matters related to the Clinton administration.
  • 50: The number of days House Democratic Leader Richard Gephardt has demanded the House's impeachment process take no more than.
  • 3: Number of separate investigations being led by House committees, in addition to Starr's investigation.
  • 2: The number of weeks it will take for the House Judiciary Committee to meet to discuss the release of the final load of evidence turned over to Congress by Starr.
  • 202: The telephone number for KRT News In Motion, which offers animations on the Clinton scandal.

Sources:

  • House Judiciary Committee Chairman Henry Hyde
  • White House Spokesman Michael McCurry
  • House Speaker Newt Gingrich
  • Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott
  • FBI Files
  • Whitewater Investigation
  • House Judiciary Committee
  • Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr
  • KRT News In Motion (from KRT News In Motion, 202-383-3720)
  • (c) 1998, Knight Ridder/Tribune Information Services

Read more