Political Quotes

“the statement that I am placing in the record is the statement I would have given had I been permitted to speak longer and in open session. During our closed deliberations, I gave a similar, but abridged statement. For almost two years, the President of the United States was engaged in what he has come to describe as an ``inappropriate intimate'' relationship with a young woman who came to his attention as a White House intern. He then lied about their relationship, publicly, privately, formally, informally, to the press, to the country, and under oath, for a period of about a year. This course of conduct requires us to face four distinct questions. First, we must determine if the material facts alleged in the Articles of Impeachment have been established to our satisfaction. Second, do the established facts constitute either obstruction of justice or perjury, or both? Third, are obstruction of justice and perjury high Crimes and Misdemeanors under the Constitution? And, fourth, even if the acts of the president are high Crimes and Misdemeanors, are they of sufficient gravity to warrant his conviction if it allows of no alternative other than his removal from office? The first article of impeachment alleges that the President committed perjury while testifying before the Starr grand jury.”