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Clinton was subsequently acquitted of these charges by the Senate on February 12, 1999. Two other impeachment articles â a second perjury charge and a charge of abuse of power â failed in the House. The Independent Counsel, Ken Starr, turned over documentation to the House Judiciary Committee.
Gutless Republican Senator Alan Specter voted âNot Provenâ but William H. Rehnquist, Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court who was presiding, decreed that it was a ânot guiltyâ vote. Clinton went âscot-free,â proving that a President can perjure himself and obstruct justice and not pay the price. Moreover, he is still loved and respected by the American public and has received up to $500,000 per speech since leaving office! Sometimes crime does payâvery well.