21.   He estimated that the committee seemed likely to produce an impeachment charge of perjury against the president, for his testimony before the grand jury.

22.   He favors abortion rights, and he was one of the Republicans who voted last month against convicting President Clinton on impeachment charges.

23.   He led the impeachment charge for the Republicans.

24.   If a motion to adjourn or censure the president succeeds, then the trial would end without a final vote on the impeachment charges.

25.   In a letter, Hyde warned White House lawyers that he would restrict questioning specifically to the impeachment charges.

26.   In fact, few expect an impeachment charge involving the Chechen war to reach the Council of Federation.

27.   In the impeachment charges, Clinton was accused of taking part in a plan involving Mrs. Currie to conceal his gifts to Ms. Lewinsky.

28.   McCollum is also a member of the House Judiciary Committee that will consider possible impeachment charges against the president.

29.   Meanwhile, Representative Robert Livingston, Republican of Louisiana, said he expected there would be no impeachment charges against Clinton.

30.   Now that the House Judiciary Committee on Friday released the final trove of evidence in its consideration of impeachment charges, the scandal has shifted to political grounds.