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• Procedures
• Trial Briefs
• Opening of the Prosecution's Case by the House of Representatives Managers
• Opening of the Defense Case by the President's Defense Team
• House Managers' Responses to the Defense Presentation
• Motion to Dismiss the Impeachment Proceedings
• Deposition of Witnesses
• Schedule for Last Part of the Trial
• Remainder of the House Managers Presentation
• Final Deliberations
• Vote on the Articles of Impeachment, and Responses to the Outcome
  

Procedures

• Procedure and Guidelines for Impeachment Trials in the United States Senate (U.S. Senate)
  Revised edition, printed in 1986; available as a text file or in PDF format [requires Acrobat Reader]
• Rules of Procedure and Practice in the Senate When Sitting on Impeachment Trials (JURIST)
  A text version of the above (http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/rules.htm)
• Articles of Impeachment as Adopted by the U.S. House of Representatives (H.Res. 611)
  Text of the articles approved December 19, 1998 (http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/text/hres611r.txt)
• S.Res. 16 (January 8, 1999)
  Provides for the Senate summons to the President; sets the trial procedures and timetable. Text and PDF version of the resolution (http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?C106:S.+Res.+16:) (http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=106_cong_bills&docid=f:sr16ats.txt.pdf)

Trial Briefs

• Answer of President William Jefferson Clinton to the Articles of Impeachment (Jan. 11)
  The President's reply to the summons and Articles of Impeachment; in text and PDF format [requires Acrobat Reader] (http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/answer.htm)
• Replication of the House of Representatives to the Answer of President William Jefferson Clinton to the Articles of Impeachment (Jan 13)
  The impeachment managers' response [requires Acrobat Reader] (http://www.house.gov/judiciary/replication.pdf)
• Trial Memorandum of the United States House of Representatives
  The House of Representative's Jan 11 trial brief for the Senate; in text and PDF format (pages 1-63 , pages 63-113) [requires Acrobat Reader] (http://www.house.gov/judiciary/trialmemo.htm)
• Trial Memorandum of President William Jefferson Clinton (Jan 13)
  The President's detailed brief for the Senate; in text and PDF format [requires Acrobat Reader] (http://clinton5.nara.gov/textonly/WH/New/html/senatebrief.html)
• Reply of the United States House of Representatives to the Trial Memorandum of President William Jefferson Clinton (Jan 14)
  Reply and rebuttal to the President's brief (http://www.house.gov/judiciary/reply.htm)

Opening of the Prosecution's Case by the House of Representatives Managers

• Jan. 14, 1999 Proceedings

• Opening statement of Congressman Henry J. Hyde
  Introduction of speakers and order of presentations (http://www.house.gov/judiciary/hydesenate.htm)
• Statement of Rep. F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr.
  Overview and review of the charges (http://www.house.gov/judiciary/sensenate.htm)
• Statement of Rep. Ed Bryant
  History and background of the parties; seriousness of perjury (http://www.house.gov/judiciary/brysenate.htm)
• Statement of Rep. Asa Hutchinson
  Evidence that demonstrates obstruction of justice, Article II of the Articles of Impeachment, with exhibits in PDF format [requires Acrobat Reader] (http://www.house.gov/judiciary/hutsenate.htm)
• Statement of Congressman James E. Rogan
  Evidence that the President committed perjury before a federal grand jury, as set forth in Article I of the Articles of Impeachment (http://www.house.gov/judiciary/rogansenate.htm)

• Jan. 15, 1999 Proceedings

• Statement by Rep. Bill McCollum
  Review and summary of factual evidence, with one chart [in PDF format, requires Acrobat Reader] (http://www.house.gov/judiciary/mcsenate.htm)
• Statement of Rep. George Gekas
  Overview of the laws of perjury and obstruction of justice (http://www.house.gov/judiciary/gekassenate.htm)
• Statement of Rep. Steve Chabot
  The law of perjury, with charts in PDF format [requires Acrobat Reader] (http://www.house.gov/judiciary/chabotsenate.htm)
• Statement of Rep. Chris Cannon
  Overview of the law of obstruction, with charts in PDF format [requires Acrobat Reader] (http://www.house.gov/judiciary/cannonsenate.htm)
• Statement of Congressman Bob Barr
  Specific instances in which the President violated the laws of perjury and obstruction, with charts in PDF format [requires Acrobat Reader] (http://www.house.gov/judiciary/barrsenate.htm)

• Jan. 16, 1999 Proceedings

• Statement of Rep. Stephen Buyer
  Why the alleged offenses attack the judicial system and constitute a threat to our system of government, with charts [in PDF format, requires Acrobat Reader] (http://www.house.gov/judiciary/buyer0116.htm)
• Statement of Rep. Lindsey Graham
  Some Senate decisions regarding the crimes of perjury and obstruction of justice, and the impeachment clause in the Constitution as it applies to federal judges with charts [in PDF format, requires Acrobat Reader] (http://www.house.gov/judiciary/graham011699.htm)
• Statement of Rep. Charles Canady
  Why the charged offenses rise to the level of "high crimes and misdemeanors", with charts [in PDF format, requires Acrobat Reader] (http://www.house.gov/judiciary/canady0116.htm)
• Closing Remarks of Congressman Henry J. Hyde
  Final comments by the chief manager, with letter from a third grader (http://www.house.gov/judiciary/hyde011699.htm)
• Index of the Factual Record
  List (with some links) of the material submitted by the House of Representatives to the Senate (http://www.house.gov/judiciary/factindex.htm)
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Opening of the Defense Case by the President's Defense Team (January 19-21, 1999)

• Trial Proceedings -- Presentation by Charles Ruff (PBS)
  2-hour overview by White House Counsel Ruff [1/19/99] (http://www1.pbs.org/newshour/impeachment/trial/ruff_1-19.html)
• Presentation by Gregory Craig (PBS)
  Argument against the perjury charge by White House Special Counsel Ruff [1/20/99] (http://www1.pbs.org/newshour/impeachment/trial/craig_1-20.html)
• Presentation by Cheryl Mills (PBS)
  Case against obstruction, by Deputy White House Counsel Cheryl Mills [1/20/99] (http://www.pbs.org/newshour/impeachment/trial/mills_1-20.html)
• Presentation by David Kendall (PBS)
  Second part of the case against obstruction, by David Kendall (the President's private lawyer) [1/21/99] (http://www.pbs.org/newshour/impeachment/trial/kendall_1-21.html)
• Closing Argument by Dale Bumpers (PBS)
  Speech by former senator Dale Bumpers [1/21/99] (http://www.pbs.org/newshour/impeachment/trial/bumpers_1-21.html)

House Managers' Responses to the Defense Presentation

• Response to Presentation of Mr. Ruff (1/20) (http://www.house.gov/judiciary/hresponse.htm)
• Response to Presentations of Mr. Craig and Ms. Mills (1/21) (http://www.house.gov/judiciary/response0121.htm)
• Clinton Grand Jury Perjury (http://www.house.gov/judiciary/response001.htm)
• The Job Search (http://www.house.gov/judiciary/response002.htm)
• Jordan's Help in Lewinsky's Job Search (http://www.house.gov/judiciary/response003.htm)
• President Fabricated Stories about Monica Lewinsky (http://www.house.gov/judiciary/response005.pdf)
• Encouraging Monica Lewinsky to Lie (http://www.house.gov/judiciary/response006.htm)
• Gift Transfer (http://www.house.gov/judiciary/response007.htm)
• Unexpected Questions about Monica Lewinsky (http://www.house.gov/judiciary/response008.htm)
• Multiple Offenses in One Article (http://www.house.gov/judiciary/response009.htm)
• Specificity in Articles of Impeachment (http://www.house.gov/judiciary/response010.htm)
• Confusion of Definition of Sexual Relations (http://www.house.gov/judiciary/response011.htm)
• Relevance of Deposition Perjury (http://www.house.gov/judiciary/response012.htm)
• Beginning of Relationship (http://www.house.gov/judiciary/response013.htm)
• Proving Perjury (http://www.house.gov/judiciary/response014.htm)
• Lies about the Relationship (http://www.house.gov/judiciary/response015.htm)
• Perjury About Sexual Relations (http://www.house.gov/judiciary/response016.htm)
• Perjury about Lying in the Deposition (http://www.house.gov/judiciary/response017.htm)
• The President Paid Attention (http://www.house.gov/judiciary/response018.htm)
• Perjury About the Use of the False Affidavit (http://www.house.gov/judiciary/response019.htm)
• White House Attacks of House Managers (http://www.house.gov/judiciary/response020.htm)
• What About the DNA? (http://www.house.gov/judiciary/response021.htm)
• Perjury About Lying to Potential Witnesses (http://www.house.gov/judiciary/response022.htm)
• The President Should Not Be Treated Differently than Judges (http://www.house.gov/judiciary/response023.htm)
• Rep. Hutchinson Quote (http://www.house.gov/judiciary/response024.htm)
• There is NO Legal Difference Between Direct and Circumstantial Evidence (http://www.house.gov/judiciary/response025.htm)
• Encouraging Monica to Lie (http://www.house.gov/judiciary/response026.htm)
• What is the applicable law of obstruction (http://www.house.gov/judiciary/response027.htm)
• Did Mrs. Currie have to be a witness? (http://www.house.gov/judiciary/response028.htm)
• The Attempt to Tamper with Mrs. Currie (http://www.house.gov/judiciary/response029.htm)
• Ruff's False Assertion that Betty Currie was not called to testify (http://www.house.gov/judiciary/response030.htm)
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Motion to Dismiss the Impeachment Proceedings (January 25, 1999)

• Motion by Sen. Byrd to Dismiss the Impeachment Proceedings
  Text of the motion and arguments, from the Congressional Record (http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getpage.cgi?position=all&page=S963&dbname=1999_record)
• Vote Results (1/27)
  Defeated: 44 yea, 56 nay (http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=106&session=1&vote=00004)
• Transcript of the vote (CNN)
  (http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/stories/1999/01/27/transcripts/)

Deposition of Witnesses

• Text of the motion (January 26, 1999)
  Request by the House of Representatives to subpoena Monica Lewinsky, Vernon Jordan, and Sidney Blumenthal for depositions; admit additional evidence; and have the Senate request that the President give a deposition; from the Congressional Record [requires Acrobat Reader] (http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getpage.cgi?position=all&page=S992&dbname=1999_record)
• Memorandum in Support of Motion
  House Managers' arguments (http://www.house.gov/judiciary/memotosupport.htm)
• Vote Results
  Passed: 56 yea, 44 nay (1/27) (http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=106&session=1&vote=00005)
• Transcript of the vote (CNN)
  (http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/stories/1999/01/27/transcripts/)
• Transcript of Senate Proceedings (February 4, 1999; CNN)
  Text of motions on the handling of the videotaped depositions, and votes on the motions (http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/stories/1999/02/04/transcript/)
• Text of House Managers' Motions
  (http://www.house.gov/judiciary/witmotion.htm)
  
  • Motion to introduce depositions of Lewinsky, Blumenthal and Jordan into evidence -- passed 100 yea, 0 nay (http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=106&session=1&vote=00009)
  • Motion to subpoena Monica Lewinsky to testify in person before the Senate -- defeated 30 yea, 70 nay (http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=106&session=1&vote=00010)
  • Motion to display only written transcripts of Lewinsky, Blumenthal, and Jordan -- defeated 27 yea, 73 nay (http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=106&session=1&vote=00011)
  • Motion to display videotape & written transcripts of Lewinsky, Blumenthal, and Jordan -- passed 62 yea, 38 nay (http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=106&session=1&vote=00012)
  • Motion to have Trial Manages provide advance notice to Presidential counsel of precise video extracts they plan to use -- defeated 46 yea, 54 nay (http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=106&session=1&vote=00013)
• Depositions of Lewinsky, Jordan, and Blumenthal
  Transcripts of excerpts from video depositions, taken from the Congressional Record (http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/resources/1999/impeachment/video.transcripts/)

Schedule for Last Part of the Trial

• Schedule for Remainder of Trial (1/28)
  Proceedings from the Congressional Record (http://thomas.loc.gov/r106/r106s28ja9.html) and CNN (http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/stories/1999/01/28/transcript/)
  
  • Republican Proposal Vote results
    Approved: 54 yea, 44 nay, 2 not voting (http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=106&session=1&vote=00008)
  • Democratic Proposals
  • Amendment 1 Vote results
    Defeated: 44 yea, 54 nay, 2 not voting (http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=106&session=1&vote=00006)
  • Amendment 2 Vote results
    Defeated: 43 yea, 55 nay, 2 not voting (http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=106&session=1&vote=00007)

Remainder of the House Managers Presentation

Feb. 6, 1999 Proceedings

• Transcript of the Proceedings (CNN)
  From the Congressional Record (http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/stories/1999/02/06/transcripts/)
• House Manager Rogan
  text ( http://www.house.gov/judiciary/rogan0206.htm) and charts (http://www.house.gov/judiciary/rogan0206.pdf)

• Feb. 8, 1999 Proceedings

• Transcript of the Proceedings (CNN)
  From the Congressional Record (http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/stories/1999/02/09/transcripts/)
• text of closing statements:
  
  • Rep. Sensenbrenner (http://www.house.gov/judiciary/sensenbrenner2-8-99.html)
  • Rep. Cannon (http://www.house.gov/judiciary/cannon2-8-99.htm)
  • Rep. Gekas (no prepared statement)
  • Rep Chabot (http://www.house.gov/judiciary/chabot2-8-99.htm)
  • Rep. Barr (http://www.house.gov/judiciary/barr2-8-99.htm)
  • Rep. Buyer (http://www.house.gov/judiciary/impeachclose.html)
  • Rep. McCollum (http://www.house.gov/judiciary/mccollum2-8-99.htm)
  • Rep. Canady (http://www.house.gov/judiciary/canady2-8-99.htm)
  • Rep. Bryant (no text posted)
  • Rep. Hutchinson (http://www.house.gov/judiciary/hutchinson2-8-99.htm)
  • Rep. Rogan (http://www.house.gov/judiciary/rogan2-8-99.htm)
  • Rep. Graham (http://www.house.gov/judiciary/graham2-8-99.htm)
  • Rep. Hyde (http://www.house.gov/judiciary/hyde2-8-99.htm)

Final Deliberations (February 9, 1999)

• Motion to open final deliberations of the Senate trial to the public
  Vote results, failed to get two-thirds majority (59 ayes, 41 nays) (http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=106&session=1&vote=00015)
• Motion to proceed to closed session for deliberations
  Vote results, passed (53 ayes, 47 nays) (http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=106&session=1&vote=00016)

Vote on the Articles of Impeachment, and Responses to the Outcome

Senate votes on the Articles of Impeachment (67 votes needed to pass)

• Statements by Senators (CNN) -- links to statements made during the closed session (http://cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/stories/1999/02/12/senate.statements/), taken from the "Congressional Record"
• Vote results on Article 1, Perjury -- 45 yea (guilty), 55 nay (not guilty) (http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=106&session=1&vote=00017)
• Vote results on Article 2, Obstruction of Justice -- 50 yea (guilty), 50 nay (not guilty) (http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=106&session=1&vote=00018)

Responses to the results

• Statement of Rep. Henry Hyde
  Post-vote statement by the Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee and leader of the House Managers (http://www.house.gov/judiciary/hyde2-12-99.htm)
• Response of President Clinton
  Transcript of statement in the Rose Garden (http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/stories/1999/02/12/clinton/transcript.html)

Impeachment | Public Opinion

prepared by Timothy A. Balch MSLS, MA
Marshall University, John Deaver Drinko Library

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