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Senate impeachment trial of President Clinton convenes

The U.S. Senate convened as a court of impeachment with Chief Justice William Rehnquist presiding and senators sworn as jurors to begin the trial following the House's December 1998 impeachment votes.

Senate impeachment trial of President Clinton convenes

The opening of the Senate trial marked the constitutional adjudication of charges against a sitting president and dominated Washington political life, determining whether Clinton would be convicted and removed from office.

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