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Aug 17, 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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