January 19, 1999

Senate Session

The Senate continued the impeachment trial of President Clinton with the first day of presentations by the president’s defense team. Mr. Ruff argued that the… read more

The Senate continued the impeachment trial of President Clinton with the first day of presentations by the president’s defense team. Mr. Ruff argued that the articles represented a rush to judgment by the House and countered the House managers' charges by emphasizing inconsistencies in the grand jury testimony. In addressing the issue of witnesses he said they were not necessary but asked the Senate if they really wanted to call Linda Tripp to “explore her motivations.” Towards the end of his presentation, he became emotional when he talked about his father’s military service in World War II. close

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Program ID:: 118901-1
Category:: Senate Proceeding
Format:: Senate Proceeding
Location:: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:: Jan 19, 1999 | 2:20pm EST | C-SPAN 2
Last Aired:: Jan 20, 1999 | 5:41am EST | C-SPAN 1

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Jan 19, 1999 | 2:20pm EST | C-SPAN 2
Jan 19, 1999 | 6:03pm EST | C-SPAN 1
Jan 19, 1999 | 9:01pm EST | C-SPAN 2
Jan 20, 1999 | 1:00am EST | C-SPAN 1
Jan 20, 1999 | 5:41am EST | C-SPAN 1

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