Reply #6: Impeachment versus Impeachment Trial... [View All]

[ScreamingMeemie]

Upon the passage of H. Res. 611, Clinton was impeached on December 19, 1998, by the House of Representatives on grounds of perjury to a grand jury (by a 228-206 vote) and obstruction of justice (by a 221-212 vote), becoming the first elected U.S. president to be impeached, and only the second president to be impeached (the previous one being Andrew Johnson in 1868 who was elected as vice-president and became president after the death of Abraham Lincoln). Two other articles of impeachment failed — a second count of perjury in the Jones case (by a 205-229 vote) and one accusing Clinton of abuse of power (by a 148-285 vote). Four Republicans opposed all four articles, while five Democrats voted for at least one of them. Much of the House debate was held in closed session, which has led to speculation that the disclosure of confidential information played a part in the impeachment proceedings.



that said, it's splitting hairs. Clinton was one of two presidents impeached...later being acquitted by the Senate