In 1999, for the second time in American history, the President of the United States was impeached. For those who don’t know, impeachment means to bring a government official to trial over accusations of illegal or shameful activity. President William Jefferson Clinton, more commonly known as Bill Clinton, took office in 1992 as a leader who had promised to bring a more honest and better government to the American people. This Democratic politician would have his two terms in office defined by self-inflicted
The Impeachment of President Bill Clinton The impeachment of President Clinton is something that will be remembered forever. Along with the fact that a presidential impeachment has only happened one other time since the Civil War, the publicity that came with the Clinton trial was extensive (Miller 2004). While the Republican and Democratic members of the House of Representatives had vastly different views on impeaching President Clinton, the fact that only five Democratic Representatives voted to
television. It was basically on every channel, the House of Representative voted to impeach President Bill Clinton. I remember the news asking people what they thought. The people they asked were divided. The older crowd was for his removal from office and the younger crowd was against it. President Bill Clinton’s impeachment was not the first in American history. The first presidential impeachment was in 1868 when President Johnson had removed the then War Secretary. This was two years after the Tenure
Considering what you learned and know about Clinton, was impeachment an appropriate response? No, I do not think that the impeachment an appropriate response. In the New York Times Overview, one quote that really stands out is from Mr. Gephardt ''Our founding fathers created a system of government of men, not of angels, ''No one standing in this House today can pass a puritanical test of purity that some are demanding that our elected leaders take. If we demand that mere mortals live up to this
Hillary Clinton her self, claimed that President Trump committed crimes of treason by colluding with Russia to Influence and interfere with the election! She had the backing of most of the DNC as well! They have Cried, Rallied, Protested, resisted and obstructed the President of The United States of America ever since the day he was FAIRLY and RIGHTFULLY elected into office! They have filed law suits against him and demanded he be impeached for allegations of collusion! All the while it was in
On November 3, 1992 William Jefferson Clinton was elected President of the United States. Even though his campaign was troubled by accusations of draft dodging, the newly elected President won by promising to address pressing economic issues, including the ever escalating national debt. Throughout their entire two terms, the Clinton-Gore Administration made America thrive. Social reform, improved education, and exuberant economic prosperity crowded the long list of the administration's accomplishments
Almost ten years in the past, Bill Clinton’s story in the White House is all but written in stone. No matter the accomplishments the administration accomplished in its time, Clinton’s extramarital affair and subsequent impeachment will pervade, if not dominate, the president’s legacy. The major facts stand mostly undisputed: the president engaged in sexual activity with Monica Lewinsky and maneuvered to keep the affair secret, culminating in explicit lies to a grand jury. Republican opponents of
trying to take them down and invade their privacy, which Bill Clinton learned the hard way of. Clinton had led on an affair with his intern, Monica S. Lewinsky, in 1995 to 1997 and was brought into the light, causing for the view of him to change within the House. Clinton’s affair and lies would cause for discussions of impeachment to rise. The question does come into play, would Clinton’s denial of the affair worth the cause of his impeachment? Bill Clinton’s partaking in an inappropriate relationship
President Bill Clinton began an affair with Monica Lewinsky, a White House intern, in 1995. Later in 1998, when confronted with questions in regards to an affair with Monica Lewinsky, Clinton lied under oath in front of a grand jury. This, however, was not his first lapse in judgment as viewed by the Senate and Congress. The President and his wife, Hillary, found themselves involved in the Whitewater scandal beginning in 1978. In addition, during his campaign, Clinton was accused of draft dodging
The Impeachment of Bill Clinton The government of the United States controls countless affairs in the world. They control everything from the currency to the court systems. Individuals are suppose to be able to trusting your government system, which has not been the case in many different circumstances. From Richard Nixon to the Whitewater scandal, the government has been everything but honest. Furthermore President Bill Clinton has not been honest either. He was the youngest