did bill clinton lie under oath
List of federal political scandals in the United States Thatâs not quite right. President Bill Clinton was impeached on two charges: perjury and obstruction of justice. Mr. Clinton lied under oath about his affair with Monica Lewinsky, but that was not the grounds for impeachment. To say that Republicans hated Mr. Clinton so much they impeached him for his philandering is like saying that Democrats hated Richard Nixon so much they impeached him for a two-bit burglary.