Article
Two: Obstruction of Justice
Requires
2/3rd majority or 67 votes
Republicans voting not guilty:
- Chafee, John (R-RI)
- Collins, Susan (R-ME)
- Jeffords, Jim (R-VT)
- Snowe, Olympia (R-ME)
- Specter, Arlen (R-PA) [Voted "Not Proved"]
Democrats voting guilty:
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.
