Bill Clinton impeachment: What was the scandal and what happened to him?
4 years, 1 month ago

Bill Clinton impeachment: What was the scandal and what happened to him?

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The last time another president faced impeachment it was Democrat Bill Clinton’s actions up for judgement in 1998, yet another time of incredible division in US politics — not unlike the division seen in the modern political landscape. Mr Clinton’s presidency was plagued with repeated attacks from Republicans, including independent counsel Kenneth Starr, a well-regarded lawyer who made a name for himself in the 1990s by investigating the Clinton administration. Trump impeachment: Who's who in the Ukraine scandal Show all 26 Mr Starr’s investigation initially centred upon pre-presidency financial dealings by Mr Clinton. During that case, former White House intern Monica Lewinsky testified that she had not had a sexual relationship with the president, and then Mr Clinton himself testified that they had not had a sexual relationship.

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Ken Starr, Man Who Led the Probe Which Saw Bill Clinton Impeached, Passes Away at 76
2 years, 6 months ago

Ken Starr, Man Who Led the Probe Which Saw Bill Clinton Impeached, Passes Away at 76

News 18  

Ken Starr, who headed the investigation that led to the impeachment of president Bill Clinton for lying about his affair with White House intern Monica Lewinsky, died on Tuesday. A former judge and conservative legal stalwart, Starr was best known for leading the probe that resulted in Clinton’s December 1998 impeachment by the then Republican-controlled House of Representatives. The so-called …

Impeachment Episode 2: fact vs. fiction in the FX miniseries about Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky.
55 years, 2 months ago

Impeachment Episode 2: fact vs. fiction in the FX miniseries about Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky.

Slate  

With Episode 2, the focus of Impeachment: American Crime Story moves from West Wing backstage intrigues and partisan politics to the personal. “So, ultimately, I felt two things: One was that I shouldn’t get a pass because I’m a producer; and two, that it was unfair to the team and to the project because it would leave everybody vulnerable.” At …

Timeline: The Clinton impeachment, as it happened
3 years, 6 months ago

Timeline: The Clinton impeachment, as it happened

LA Times  

President Bill Clinton, pictured after his impeachment by the U.S. House of Representatives on one count of perjury and one count of obstruction of justice in 1998. “Impeachment” is, at its center, a story of human foibles, seen primarily through the eyes of three women at the center of the maelstrom: Paula Jones, who accused Clinton of sexually harassing her …

Trump Was Impeached. But It's Not Even A Blip In The Presidential Campaign.
4 years, 4 months ago

Trump Was Impeached. But It's Not Even A Blip In The Presidential Campaign.

Huff Post  

The issue of Donald Trump's impeachment has barely come up in the approach to Election Day. Not a single Democratic presidential campaign ad has mentioned the word “impeach” or “impeachment” since mid-April when former Vice President Joe Biden became the presumptive Democratic nominee, according to data compiled by Kantar Media/CMAG. The Trump campaign ran one ad that mentioned impeachment, going …

Opinion: I worked on the Bill Clinton probe. He deserved impeaching. Trump’s actions are even worse
5 years, 4 months ago

Opinion: I worked on the Bill Clinton probe. He deserved impeaching. Trump’s actions are even worse

LA Times  

In Washington, D.C., it is an article of faith that “the cover-up” is always worse than the crime. But Clinton’s misconduct, while far worse than a simple “fib about sex,” did not directly involve the misuse of his presidential authority. If you add that context —the president withholding foreign aid funds authorized by Congress to advance his own political interest …

Impeach Trump: But for all his crimes, not just over Ukraine scandal
5 years, 6 months ago

Impeach Trump: But for all his crimes, not just over Ukraine scandal

Salon  

Donald Trump and Republicans have a plan to handle this Ukraine scandal: Gaslighting. On Wednesday, the White House released a suspiciously short reconstruction of Trump's call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, in which Trump demanded a "favor" from Zelensky after the Ukrainian leader requested U.S. military aid that had already been authorized by Congress. But if Democrats impeach Trump over …

Clinton’s impeachment offers no lesson on Trump. But there’s a case that does (Opinion)
5 years, 10 months ago

Clinton’s impeachment offers no lesson on Trump. But there’s a case that does (Opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Joe Lockhart was White House press secretary from 1998-2000 in President Bill Clinton’s administration. Some argue the Democrats should aggressively pursue all avenues to hold President Donald Trump accountable for his actions – including, for example, holding Attorney General William Barr in contempt of Congress for refusing to testify before the House Judiciary Committee. Unlike Trump, President Clinton …

Ken Starr and Clinton press secretary agree: ‘Impeachment is hell’
6 years, 1 month ago

Ken Starr and Clinton press secretary agree: ‘Impeachment is hell’

CNN  

Washington CNN — Twenty years after former President Bill Clinton was acquitted on articles of impeachment, two key players on separate sides of the drama agreed on one thing: “Impeachment is hell for the country.” “What I want to get off my chest is simply impeachment is hell for the country. There should be some other kind of resolution,” former …

Bill Clinton: The infamous moment US president denied affair with White House intern Monica Lewinsky
6 years, 3 months ago

Bill Clinton: The infamous moment US president denied affair with White House intern Monica Lewinsky

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Twenty years ago the …

Bill Clinton's affair with White House intern Monica Lewinsky was not abuse of power, says Hillary Clinton
6 years, 5 months ago

Bill Clinton's affair with White House intern Monica Lewinsky was not abuse of power, says Hillary Clinton

Firstpost  

The two-decades old episode of Bill Clinton’s affair with White House intern Monica Lewinsky has come under renewed scrutiny in the #MeToo era. Washington: Hillary Clinton has said her husband Bill’s affair with former White House intern Monica Lewinsky was not an abuse of power and he was right to not resign from the US presidency in the wake of …

Bill Clinton demonized Ken Starr – can Trump do the same to Mueller? (Opinion)
7 years, 9 months ago

Bill Clinton demonized Ken Starr – can Trump do the same to Mueller? (Opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Julian Zelizer, a history and public affairs professor at Princeton University and a CNN political analyst, is the author of “The Fierce Urgency of Now: Lyndon Johnson, Congress, and the Battle for the Great Society.” He’s co-host of the “Politics & Polls” podcast. His first target was former FBI Director James Comey who the President dismissed as “very …

Donald Trump ‘highly likely’ to face impeachment within first 18 months as US President, expert warns
8 years, 2 months ago

Donald Trump ‘highly likely’ to face impeachment within first 18 months as US President, expert warns

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Donald Trump is “highly …

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