Title: Why was Bill Clinton impeached? - Quora
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Content: The Kenneth Starr investigation was only the first of the many similar and wrong-headed investigations that have since dogged Hillary. It did not matter if the charges were bona fide, they never should have been brought against him. This was a clear and reprehensible abuse of power by the Republicans who were, for the second time in their history, willing to go to the nuclear option to settle political differences. It is the height of irony that Clinton left office with some of the highest approval numbers in the history of polling. Kenneth Starr, who headed the investigation, has since expressed regret for his part in tying up a sitting president, who was responsible for the well-bei
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Daniel Drummond
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Originally Answered: Why was Clinton impeached? There are essentially two answers to that question, the technical one and the political one. The technical answer is that President Clinton had a number of extramarital affairs while a state official in Arkansas (Attorney General then later Governor), and while President of the United States. Not every woman was happy with his attentions, including one Paula Jones, who sued Bill Clinton. Wanting to make the case go away, Clinton testified under oath that he had not had any sexual affairs, and Jones’ case was initially dismissed, mostly on the basis of Clinton’s testimony.