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Audio & Video Highlights
Senate Sworn In
Compiled by washingtonpost.com staff
Requires RealPlayer plug-in The impeachment trial of President Clinton began in the Senate on Thursday as leaders worked to reached bipartisan agreement on basic procedural questions.
White House Special Counsel Gregory Craig "We are optimistic that senators, once they see and hear this defense ... will conclude the articles do not justify or warrant conviction or removal from office."  2 min.
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Video/Audio courtesy of C-SPAN Clerk of the Senate "Resolved, that summons be issued in the usual form provided, that the president may have until 12 noon on Monday, January 11, to file his answer with the secretary of the Senate..." 5 min.
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Chief Justice William Rehnquist "Do you solemnly swear that in all things pertaining to the trial of the impeachment of William Jefferson Clinton, now pending, that I will do impartial justice according to the Constitution and laws, so help you God?" 3 min.
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Judiciary Committee chairman, Rep. Henry Hyde, R-Ill. "The managers request that the Senate take order for the trial." 6 min.
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Background • Multimedia index of impeachment hearings and Clinton scandal • Full coverage: Clinton Accused • Primer: How Did We Get Here? • 56K or higher, Impeachment slideshow. An overview of events that led to the House vote on impeachment of President Clinton © Copyright 1999 The Washington Post Company |
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