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Originally Posted by crockett
Bill Clinton was not impeached, that's why he wasn't removed from office. The House voted to impeach him but the Senate acquitted him. He was never impeached because it failed the full process.
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I believe you are wrong.
Upon the passage of H. Res. 611, Clinton was impeached on December 19, 1998, by the House of Representatives on grounds of perjury to a grand jury (by a 228?206 vote)and obstruction of justice (by a 221?212 vote).
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impeachment of Bill Clinton)
[I]At the federal level, the impeachment process is a two-step procedure. The House of Representatives must first pass, by a simple majority of those present and voting, articles of impeachment, which constitute the formal allegation or allegations. Upon passage, the defendant has been "impeached". [/URL])
Clinton was impeached, but not convicted. Impeachment does not always lead to removal.