President Bill Clinton Case Summary

In September of 1998 the case became more highly focused on Clinton himself. While Starr did his investigation, he had to turn evidence over to Congress. The reason for this is described in a journal by Tod Lindberg. He mentions that, “The law requires the independent counsel to forward to Congress evidence of impeachable offenses by the president or other officials” (5). This means anything Starr found impeachable against Clinton had to be turned over with no exceptions.
Clinton is solely to blame for the impeachment process to have even started. His actions caught up with him after time passed. Being the President of the United States did not help cover up his actions. Clinton, like many presidents, was often talked about and followed by the media. Although, the way independent counsel Starr represented information was dramatic did not help the negative coverage. Proving that Clinton was largely to blame, Karen Popp notes that the president was definitely a part of this whole ordeal. She goes on to say that “There can be no doubt that President Clinton’s reckless and careless personal conduct with Monica Lewinsky contributed to the events of 1998 and 1999” (224). This just goes to show that Clinton had a big hand in the entire issue. If he would not …show more content…
To this day this law remains in effect. This case of impeachment could have been totally avoided. According to Tod Lindberg, “Had the Supreme Court ruled that the president is constitutionally immune from civil suits while he is in office, . . . or had Congress passed a statute creating such limited immunity, . . . there would likewise have been no impeachment” (4). If the case would have not gone in Jones way at the Supreme Court, the entire case would have been gone and Clinton would have been off the