Impeachment: American Crime Story
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Impeachment: American Crime Story is a television miniseries that dramatizes the impeachment of U.S. President Bill Clinton stemming from his affair with White House intern Monica Lewinsky. The series explores the scandal from the perspectives of Lewinsky, her coworker Linda Tripp, and Paula Jones, who sued Clinton for sexual harassment.1
The impeachment process, as defined by the U.S. Constitution, grants the House of Representatives the power to formally charge a federal official with crimes or abuse of power. If the House approves articles of impeachment, the official is then tried in the Senate, which can remove them from office with a two-thirds vote. Clinton was impeached by the House in 1998 for perjury and obstruction of justice but was acquitted by the Senate in 1999.21
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