Word: obstructionism
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Hutchinson's performance won effusive reviews from G.O.P. Senators. "He was outstanding," said Utah's Robert Bennett. Said another: "I thought the obstruction case was weak going in. Now I think it's pretty strong."
The suspense is also over in Washington, where the trial of the president began yesterday. There is no suspense surrounding the trial, whether or not witnesses are called, since everyone assumes that 67 senators will not vote to convict Clinton on charges of perjury and obstruction of justice. It's...
WORLD LEADERS 999: Pope Sylvester II is accused of sodomy, sorcery, worshipping idols and raising the dead 1999: William Jefferson Clinton is accused of perjury and obstruction of justice
The staff is rash to ask the Senate to dismiss the impeachment charges and avoid a full trial. The president lied under oath and it is the Senate's responsibility to hear the facts and decide whether that lying constitutes a "high crime." Additionally, only in a full trial might...
While we of course do not approve of the president's actions, we did not believe they merited his impeachment and we have no doubt that they do not now warrant his removal from office. The allegations in the articles of impeachment are laughably weak. The House impeached the president...