NPR Special Coverage: Impeaching the President

Clinton: "I'm Profoundly Sorry"
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The White House has responded with documents and testimony to the charges. This section highlights those statements.

Day Two of White House Defense
White House attorney Gregory Craig attacks Article I, which charges the president with grand jury perjury. Check out NPR Online's coverage.

Opening Remarks
White House attorneys, led by Charles Ruff, begin their 24-hour opening statement outlining the president's defense. Check out NPR Online's coverage.

Pre-Trial Brief
President Clinton's attorneys file a 13-page brief saying the allegations of perjury and obstruction of justice "do not constitute high crimes or misdemeanors." Read the document in its entirety. Check out NPR Online's coverage.

Reaction to Trial Rules
After the rules for the impeachment trial were adopted, White House Special Counsel Gregory Craig vowed a "vigorous, successful and complete defense." You can hear more of his reaction, from NPR.

Post-Impeachment Statements
President Clinton vowed to fight impeachment as the proceedings moved from the House to the Senate. Read or listen to his remarks in their entirety. Get the analysis from our online report.

81 Questions From the Judiciary Committee
Read President Clinton's answers to the 81 questions posed by the House Judiciary Committee.

Clinton Apologizes
Listen as President Clinton apologizes just prior to the Judiciary Committee's vote on Friday, December 11, 1998.
Read the text of Clinton's December 11, 1998 apology.
Listen to the president's remarks as he apologized to Monica Lewinsky, her family and the American people during a National Prayer Breakfast on Friday, September 11, 1998.
Read our online report focusing on the September apology.

Starr Report Response
Read the Clinton rebuttal to the Starr report.
Read the president's initial response.