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1、TheImpeachmentTrialofPresidentWilliamClintonByDouglasO.Linder（2005）In1999，foronlythesecondtimeinUnitedStateshistory，theSenateconductedanimpeachmenttrialofaPresident.TheacquittalofWilliamJeffersonClintononFebruary12cameasnogreatsurprise，giventhenearpar

2、ty-linevoteonimpeachmentchargesintheHouseofRepresentativesleadingtothetrial.Despiteitspredictableoutcome，theimpeachmenttrialofPresidentClintoniswellworthstudying，bothforwhatitsaysaboutthefailureofthejudiciaryandpoliticalinstitutionstorespondadequately

3、toanunprecedentedsituation，andwhatittellsusaboutthefailuresofBillClinton，theall-too-humanoccupantofthenation'shighestoffice.Thetrialalsoraisesfascinatingquestionsaboutthedistinctionbetweenpublicmoralityandprivatemorality.Background：ThePaulaJonesSexual

4、HarassmentSuitTheimpeachmentsagaofPresidentClintonhasitsoriginsinasexualharassmentlawsuitbroughtinArkansasinMay，1994byPaulaJones，aformerArkansasstateemployee.Inhersuit，JonesallegedthatonMay8，1991，whileshehelpedtostaffastate-sponsoredmanagementconferen

5、ceattheExcelsiorHotelinLittleRock，astatetrooperandmemberofGovernorClinton'ssecuritydetail，DannyFerguson，approachedherandtoldherthattheGovernorwouldliketomeetherinhishotelsuite.Minuteslater，Jones，seeingthisasanopportunitytoadvancehercareer，tooktheeleva

6、tortoClinton'ssuite.There，accordingtoherdisputedaccount，Clintonmadeaseriesofincreasinglyaggressivemoves，culminatinginhisdroppinghispantsexposinganerection——andthenaskingJonesto“kissit.”JonesclaimedthatshestoodandtoldtheGovernor，“I'mnotthatkindofgirl.”

7、Assheleft，Clintonstoppedherbythedoorandsaid，“You'reasmartgirl，let'skeepthisbetweenourselves.”LawyersforClintonarguedthattheJonessuitwoulddistracthimfromtheimportanttasksofhisofficeandshouldnotbeallowedtogoforwardwhileheoccupiedtheWhiteHouse.Clinton'si

8、mmunityclaimeventuallyreachedtheUnitedStatesSupremeCourt.TheCourtruledunanimouslyinMay，1997againstthePresident，andalloweddiscoveryinthecasetoproceed.AsFederalAppealsCourtJudge（andReaganappointee）RichardA.PosnernotedinAnAffairofState：TheInvesti