has repeatedly engaged in conduct that resulted in misuse and abuse
of his high office, impaired the due and proper administration of justice and the conduct
of lawful inquiries, and contravened the laws governing the integrity of the judicial and
legislative branches and the truth-seeking purpose of coordinate investigative
proceedings.
This misuse and abuse of office has included one or more of
the following:
(1) As President, using the attributes of office, William Jefferson
Clinton willfully made false and misleading public statements for the purpose of deceiving
the people of the United States in order to continue concealing his misconduct and to
escape accountability for such misconduct.
We keep telling you he lied to the American
people about sex. Why aren't you mad at him, yet?
(2) As President, using the attributes of office, William Jefferson
Clinton willfully made false and misleading statements to members of his cabinet, and
White House aides, so that these Federal employees would repeat such false and misleading
statements publicly, thereby utilizing public resources for the purpose of deceiving the
people of the United States, in order to continue concealing his misconduct and to escape
accountability for such misconduct. The false and misleading statements made by William
Jefferson Clinton to members of his cabinet and White House aides were repeated by those
members and aides, causing the people of the United States to receive false and misleading
information from high government officials.
We keep telling you he lied to the American
people about sex. He told you he did not engage in coitus with Ms. Lewinsky.
To do so, he used the synonym "sexual relations." Why don't you believe us
that using synonyms is an impeachable offense? Why aren't you mad at him, yet?
(3) As President, using the Office of White House Counsel, William
Jefferson Clinton frivolously and corruptly asserted executive privilege, which is
intended to protect from disclosure communications regarding the constitutional functions
of the Executive, and which may be exercised only by the President, with respect to
communications other than those regarding the constitutional functions of the Executive,
for the purpose of delaying and obstructing a Federal criminal investigation and the
proceedings of a Federal grand jury.
Here, be it assumed, that Mr. Clinton has
already been removed from office by our decree, and therefore has not right to try to
defend the office of The Presidency. Why aren't you mad at him, yet?
(4) As President, William Jefferson Clinton refused and failed to
respond to certain written requests for admission and willfully made perjurious, false and
misleading sworn statements in response to certain written requests for admission
propounded to him as part of the impeachment inquiry authorized by the House of
Representatives of the Congress of the United States.
He keeps giving us a hard time. We asked him to incriminate himself
[Confess! Confess!] so that it would be easier for us to get these articles passed, and he
just won't do it! Why aren't you mad at him, yet?
William Jefferson Clinton,
in refusing and failing to respond and in making
perjurious, false and misleading statements,
assumed to himself functions and judgments necessary to the
exercise of the sole power of impeachment vested by the Constitution in the House of
Representatives and exhibited contempt for the inquiry.
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 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.
December 19, 1998:
