Impeachment: Background/Research
Impeachment: Current Status and Events
About the
impeachment process | About the Senate trial
process
Talking to your kids
about impeachment
Broadcast News Media Coverage
If its on the air, you'll find it in Mining Co. Broadcast News Guide, Tim Hosfeldt's site.
Background | Research
The Kenneth Star Report
Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr's 450+ page
referral.
- The United States House of Representatives
- The Library of Congress
- The US Government Printing Office
You can view and download the report from the Oklahoma Department of Libraries. (The download file is 257K and expands into HTML files.)
White House Responses to Starr's Report
Preliminary Memorandum - Referral of Office of Independent Counsel- 9/11/98
Initial Response to
Referral of Office of Independent Counsel - 9/12/98
White House Press Briefing - 9/11/98 - White House Press
Secretary
White House Press Briefing - 9/12/98 - The President's lawyers
react
White House Press Briefing - 9/21/98 - Reaction to public
airing of the video taped testimony
House Judiciary Committee - Impeachment Hearings
House Resolution No. 581
Text of the October 5, 1998 Resolution calling for the Impeachment hearings and
investigation.
Impeachment Inquiry Procedures
The official rules under which the Impeachment Hearings must be conducted. (Pursuant to
H.R., 581)
Portions of House Document 105-316
(Parts 1-3)
(.pdf Download) These are the "Supplemental Materials" referred to the House by
Kenneth Starr containing transcripts of the taped conversations between Monica Lewinsky
and Linda Tripp.
Judiciary Committee Votes for Inquiry
On October 5, 1998, the House
Judiciary Committee debated authorizing formal inquiry against President Clinton. Read
the Opening Statement by Henry J.
Hyde. Later the same evening, the Committee voted 21 - 16 to proceed with the formal
impeachment inquiry to be conducted according to these Official Procedures.
Censure Resolution (12/09/98)
Offered as an alternative to impeachment by Democratic members of the House Judiciary
Committee. (Voted down.)
Statement on Censure Resolution
- Judiciary Committee Chairman Hyde (12/12/98)
Research Resources
About Impeachment
University of
Michigan Document Center
A great collection of impeachment links to news coverage, transcripts and related
documents.
A Citizen's Guide to Impeachment -
By Alan Hirsch, Esq.
Clinton in Crisis: A
Legal Guide - From Court TV
Grollier's Encyclopedia:
Impeachment
Procedural Steps of Impeachment - From your
Mining Co. Guide
The Senate Trial
Process Step-by-Step - from your About.com Guide
The impeachment of
Andrew Johnson
Impeachment in the US Constitution
Article 1, Section 2, Clause 5
Article 1, Section 3, Clause 6
Article 2, Section 4
Article 3, Section 2, Clause 3
The Federalist Papers on Impeachment
The Federalist Papers are
often referred to for interpreting the intent of the framers of the Constitution. In
Federalist No. 65 and 66, Alexander
Hamilton discusses impeachment.
Rules of the US House of Representatives
Rules of the US
House of Representatives (Index)
Change or Suspension
of the Rules
Petitions, Memorials,
Bills, and Resolutions.
From the Library of Congress Web site.
About Kenneth Starr & The Report
Document
appointing Kenneth Starr - from Court TV
House Resolution 525 -
Authorizing release of the report (Library of Congress)
Final Roll Call
vote on House Resolution 525 - from C-SPAN
About the office of Independent Counsel - from
your Mining Co. Guide
About President Clinton
President's
Legal Defense Fund
A searchable database from the Washington Post listing contributors to the President's
Defense Fund from 1994 through 1998.
Clinton Political Newsgroup (alt.politics.clinton)
Office of the President of
the United States
Talking to
Children About Impeachment
If it's confusing and disturbing to you, how does it look to your kids? Mining Co. Stay at
Home Parents Guide, Barbara Whiting offers resources to help you explain impeachment to
children.
About Monica Lewinsky
Testimony
to Grand Jury -- August 6th and 20th
Transcripts from the Washington Post.
GoMonica.com
Has hosted over a million visitors since February. A fun site with no nudity. Other Monica
sites can be found at The Starting Page.
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