40 Facts About the History of Impeachment (And The Presidents Who Couldn’t Escape Its Fate)

40 Facts About the History of Impeachment (And The Presidents Who Couldn’t Escape Its Fate)

Trista - May 26, 2019

40 Facts About the History of Impeachment (And The Presidents Who Couldn’t Escape Its Fate)
Paula Corbin Jones, was a former Arkansas clerical worker who brought a sexual harassment lawsuit against Bill Clinton when he was still a Governor. Cynthia Johnson / The LIFE Images Collection / Getty Images / Politico.

20. The Impeachment Proceedings Did Not Even Begin With Monica Lewinsky

Paula Jones had worked for Clinton while he was the governor of Arkansas. When he was president, she brought forward a charge that he had sexually harassed her during that time. The deposition for his conduct as governor contained within it a charge about Monica Lewinsky – a charge that was utterly unrelated to the Paula Jones incident.

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