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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
SITTING AS A COURT OF IMPEACHMENT

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In re )
Impeachment of )
William Jefferson Clinton )
President of the United States )
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ANSWER OF
PRESIDENT WILLIAM JEFFERSON CLINTON
TO THE ARTICLES OF IMPEACHMENT

The Honorable William Jefferson Clinton, President of the United
States, in response to the summons of the Senate of the United
States, answers the accusations made by the House of
Representatives of the United States in the two Articles of
Impeachment it has exhibited to the Senate as follows:

PREAMBLE

THE CHARGES IN THE ARTICLES DO NOT CONSTITUTE HIGH CRIMES OR MISDEMEANORS

The charges in the two Articles of Impeachment do not permit the
conviction and removal from office of a duly elected President. The
President has acknowledged conduct with Ms. Lewinsky that was
improper. But Article II, Section 4 of the Constitution provides
that the President shall be removed from office only upon
``Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery or other
high Crimes and Misdemeanors.'' The charges in the articles do
not rise to the level of ``high Crimes and Misdemeanors''
as contemplated by the Founding Fathers, and they do not satisfy
the rigorous constitutional standard applied throughout our
Nation's history. Accordingly, the Articles of Impeachment
should be dismissed.

THE PRESIDENT DID NOT COMMIT PERJURY OR OBSTRUCT JUSTICE

The President denies each and every material allegation of the two
Articles of Impeachment not specifically admitted in this ANSWER.

ARTICLE I

President Clinton denies that he made perjurious, false and
misleading statements before the federal grand jury on August 17,
1998.