Henry Hyde
Henry Hyde
Henry John Hyde, an American politician, was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1975 to 2007, representing the 6th District of Illinois, an area of Chicago's northwestern suburbs which included O'Hare International Airport. He chaired the Judiciary Committee from 1995 to 2001, and the House International Relations Committee from 2001 to 2007. He gained national attention for his leadership role in managing the impeachment trial of President Bill Clinton...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth18 April 1924
CountryUnited States of America
I would call them hostages. They're being held against their will,
I would call them hostages. They are being held against their will, and five days is a rather long time, especially if you're the one being held in detention.
I wish to commend you for your vigorous defense of American values, including democracy and human rights, and for holding to account those who would threaten America's economic security through the systematic counterfeiting of our national currency.
But it would be wonderful if we could,
Now we have heard from academia ... we're going to have more of the seminar tomorrow, ... But I will listen most intently to see if anybody, anybody, repudiates, rejects, rebuts the facts that have been contained and will soon again be housed in these boxes.
no clear destination toward which we should be headed.
Let me be clear about this, ... We are not here today to decide whether or not to impeach Mr. Clinton. We are not here to pass judgment on anyone. We are here to ask and answer this one simple question: based upon what we now know, do we have a duty to look further, or to look away?
many unknowns surrounding the overall agreement (and) there is much work to be done before that (congressional) assent can be given.
There is a Second Amendment, there is a fundamental right that we're dealing with and therefore we should move expeditiously but not in a stampede. We're going to do this and we're going to do it right.
The only purpose for this being dredged up now is an obvious attempt to intimidate me, and it won't work,
Yes, I think the president should step down,
I think if we get into the middle of next week and the personnel are still being held, the intensity of this and the danger escalates,
I think for the good of the country, probably forget it.
...Resolved, that William Jefferson Clinton, president of the United States ... in violation of his constitutional duty to take care that the laws be faithfully executed, has willfully corrupted and manipulated them judicial process of the United States for his personal gain and exoneration,