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
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We think it would be helpful to hear from the president and we'd like to participate in any fair examination of him,
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The president will get copy number three. He will get it as soon as we get it and as soon as the American people get it. He's not caught by surprise. He's the party of the first part, he knows what's in the report better than anybody on the planet, but to give the spin machine an opportunity to be the first impact on the American people before we the members have seen this report -- it's not bipartisanship, it's foolishness.
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... withhold making any decision on whether or not to vote on articles of impeachment against President Clinton until the Judiciary Committee has reported any such articles.
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We will hear from other witnesses in live hearings and in depositions as we move towards a final resolution. In addition, we have yet to hear from the president. And I can assure my colleagues, if and when the president would want to testify, he may have unlimited time to do so.
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Yes, I think the president should step down,
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I think the charges against the president and Mr. Jordan are just that, charges,
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...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,
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I agree that we must move with all deliberate speed to resolve this matter, ... However, we must not act so hastily that the president and the House of Representatives do not have a fair opportunity to present the case and the Senate does not have a fair opportunity to review a meaningful factual record.
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If you agree that perjury and obstruction of justice have been committed and yet you vote down the conviction ... you raise the most serious questions of whether the president is, in fact, subject to the law or whether we are beginning a restoration of the divine right of kings,
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Because the president is the only individual with knowledge of almost every material fact relevant to the trial, his testimony could greatly help to expeditiously and fairly bring this matter to a close,
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When all the distractions and diversions have been made, at the end of it all we're about one mighty task, and that's vindicating the rule of law, ... Therefore, it's very important that we don't get sidetracked by attempts to cut deals or cry wolf about partisanship, but keep our eye on the ball.
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We might have to streamline and consolidate some of these charges, but we have no present intention of dropping any,
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the series of checks and balances that exemplify the genius of our founding fathers.
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The statute of limitations has long since passed on my youthful indiscretions. Suffice it to say, Cherie Snodgrass and I were good friends a long, long time ago. After Mr. Snodgrass confronted my wife, the friendship ended and my marriage remained intact.