1. Although testimony to a federal grand jury is supposed to remain secret, the independent counsel law requires Starr to report any evidence of impeachable offenses to Congress. 2. Although La Bella and Freeh suggested that Clinton operated at the center of a swirl of possible illegality, neither directly addressed whether Clinton committed a potentially impeachable offense. 3. Among members of the House Judiciary Committee on Friday, there was spirited discussion of what constitiutes an impeachable offense. 4. And he did not adopt the view of some fellow Democrats that the charges of perjury and obstruction contained in the Starr report fall short of impeachable offenses. 5. And in a television interview weeks ago, he said that perjury might be an impeachable offense. 6. And the Republican-controlled House of Representatives is poised to hold hearings into possible impeachable offenses. 7. Andrew Johnson is the only U.S. president to be charged with impeachable offenses by the House. 8. As the House prepares to consider formally kicking off its inquiry, Democrats have accused Republicans of lowering the bar on what constitutes an impeachable offense. 9. Before such a referral, Starr would have to conclude that he had evidence of an impeachable offense. 10. A public impeachment should finally convince gulled Americans that sex was never considered as an impeachable offense. |