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Subj: Today in History - Aug 17
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1998
Clinton testifies before grand jury
On this day in 1998, President Bill Clinton becomes the first
sitting president to testify before the Office of Independent
Council as the subject of a grand-jury investigation.
The testimony came after a four-year investigation into Clinton
and his wife Hillary's alleged involvement in several scandals,
including accusations of sexual harassment, potentially illegal
real-estate deals and suspected "cronyism" involved in the firing
of White House travel-agency personnel. The independent
prosecutor, Kenneth Starr, then uncovered an affair between
Clinton and a White House intern named Monica Lewinsky. When
questioned about the affair, Clinton denied it, which led Starr
to charge the president with perjury and obstruction of justice,
which in turn prompted his testimony on August 17.
After testifying, Clinton addressed the nation live via
television and gave his side of the story. He admitted to an
inappropriate relationship with Lewinsky and said that he
regretted misleading his wife and the American people when he
denied the affair earlier. He insisted that he had given "legally
accurate" answers in his testimony and that "at no time" had he
asked anyone to "lie, hide or destroy evidence or to take any
unlawful action." In addressing the investigation into his past
business dealings, Clinton insisted that the investigation did
not prove that he or his wife Hillary had engaged in any illegal
activity.
The damage, however, was already done. Revelations from the
investigation sparked a battle in Congress over whether or not to
impeach Clinton. While Democrats favored censure, Republicans
called loudly for impeachment, claiming Clinton was unfit to lead
the country. In December 1998, the House of Representatives voted
to impeach the president, but after a five-week trial in the
Senate, Clinton was acquitted. Public opinion polls at the time
revealed that while many people disapproved of Clinton's
extramarital affair-which he conducted in the White House Oval
Office_most did not consider it an action worthy of impeachment
or resignation.
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