In 1998, President Clinton was impeached on two articles of impeachment: lying under oath and obstruction of justice. Both articles stemmed from his conduct and/or testimony before a grand jury regarding sexual relations with two women. It should be said that sexual relations are of a private matter and are not directly related to the duties and responsibilities of the president of the United States.

Twelve “current” Republican members of the U.S. Senate voted to impeach or convict Clinton of one or both charges, including Mitch McConnell, Lindsey Graham and James Inhofe, to name a few.

Fast-forwarding to 2021, I’m sure everyone is up to speed on the current single article of impeachment against President Trump, that being “incitement of insurrection.” Again, everyone should be fully aware of Trump’s call to Georgia’s secretary of state, continually making false claims of a rigged election, and most significantly inciting a crowd to march on the U.S. Capitol.

Sexual relations versus insurrection: I’m very curious as to how these same 12 Republican senators will vote during the upcoming impeachment trial.

Thomas Hughes

Hampton

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