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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 Statesand, 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 willfully
corrupted and manipulated the judicial process of the United States for his
personal gain and exoneration, impeding the administration of justice, in that:
On August 17, 1998, William Jefferson Clinton swore to tell the truth, the
whole truth, and nothing but the truth before a Federal grand jury of the United
States. Contrary to that oath, William Jefferson Clinton willfully provided
perjurious, false and misleading testimony to the grand jury concerning one or
more of the following: (1) the nature and details of his relationship with a
subordinate Government employee; (2) prior perjurious, false and misleading
testimony he gave in a Federal civil rights action brought against him; (3) prior
false and misleading statements he allowed his attorney to make to a Federal
judge in that civil rights action; and (4) his corrupt efforts to influence the
testimony of witnesses and to impede the discovery of evidence in that civil
rights action. In doing 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.
ARTICLE III -- Obstruction of Justice
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 injuryof 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.
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