Title: Impeachment of Bill Clinton - Wikipedia
Headings: Impeachment of Bill Clinton
Impeachment of Bill Clinton
Contents
Background
Independent counsel investigation
House of Representatives impeachment inquiry
Impeachment by House of Representatives
Articles referred to Senate
Senate trial
Preparation
Officers
Process and schedule
Acquittal
Subsequent events
Contempt of court citation
Civil settlement with Paula Jones
Political ramifications
Partial retraction from Starr
See also
Notes
References
External links

Content: Independent counsel investigation
The charges arose from an investigation by Ken Starr, an Independent Counsel. With the approval of United States Attorney General Janet Reno, Starr conducted a wide-ranging investigation of alleged abuses, including the Whitewater controversy, the firing of White House travel agents, and the alleged misuse of FBI files. On January 12, 1998, Linda Tripp, who had been working with Jones's lawyers, informed Starr that Lewinsky was preparing to commit perjury in the Jones case and had asked Tripp to do the same. She also said Clinton's friend Vernon Jordan was assisting Lewinsky. Based on the connection to Jordan, who was under scrutiny in the Whitewater probe, Starr obtained approval from Reno to expand his investigation into whether Lewinsky and others were breaking the law. A much-quoted statement from Clinton's grand jury testimony showed him questioning the precise use of the word "is". Contending his statement that "there's nothing going on between us" had been truthful because he had no ongoing relationship with Lewinsky at the time he was questioned, Clinton said, "It depends upon what the meaning of the word 'is' is. If the—if he—if 'is' means is and never has been, that is n