The Clinton Impeachment

Overview

The Final Report explores the scandal that threatened to bring down President William Jefferson Clinton. In 1998, Clinton was accused of lying in federal court about a sexual relationship with a 22-year-old White House intern. An investigation by the Office of the Independent Counsel and a bitter partisan fight followed. Clinton was charged with perjury and obstruction of justice, becaming the second president in American history to be impeached. The Final Report investigates this historic impeachment, revealing how Clinton remained in office and assessing the aftermath of the protracted political battle.