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President Bill Clinton is impeached by the United States House of Representatives, becoming the second president of the United States to be impeached.
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Bill Clinton
President of the United States from 1993 to 2001
William Jefferson Clinton is an American politician and lawyer who was the 42nd president of the United States from 1993 to 2001. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as the attorney general of Arkansas from 1977 to 1979 and as the governor of Arkansas from…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Impeachment of Bill Clinton
1998 presidential impeachment proceedings against Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton, the 42nd president of the United States, was impeached by the United States House of Representatives of the 105th United States Congress on December 19, 1998. The House adopted two articles of impeachment against Clinton, with the specific charges against Clinton…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
United States House of Representatives
Lower house of the US Congress
The United States House of Representatives is a chamber of the bicameral United States Congress; it is the lower house, with the U.S. Senate being the upper house. Together, the House and Senate have the authority under Article One of the U.S. Constitution in enumerated matters…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Federal impeachment in the United States
Procedure of officially accusing a civil officer
In the United States, federal impeachment is the process by which the House of Representatives charges the president, vice president, or another civil federal officer for alleged misconduct. The House can impeach an individual with a simple majority of the present members or…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)