Decided Arms will make the proclamation.

Hear ye, hear ye, hear ye.

From NBC News, this is Article 2 Inside Impeachment.

I'm Steve Kurnaki.

Today is Wednesday, January 8th.

And here's what was happening on January 7, 1999, almost exactly 21 years ago.

It was a Thursday.

All persons are commanded to keep silent on pain of imprisonment while the House of

Representatives is exhibiting to the Senate of the United States articles of

impeachment against William Jefferson Clinton, President of the United States.

The impeachment trial of President Bill Clinton began in the Senate.

President Clinton was charged with two articles, under oath and obstruction of justice.

Thirteen Republican congressmen were appointed as house managers to act as prosecutors, arguing

the case for the president's removal from office.

It manages on the part of the house.

Mr. Hyde of Illinois, Mr. Sensenbrenner of Wisconsin, Mr. McCollum of Florida,

Mr. Geekus of Pennsylvania, Representative Bill McCollum of Florida, Mr. Gekis of Passable.

Representative Bill McCollum of Florida was one of them.

The question over whether witnesses would be called was central to the 1999 debate, and McCollum led the fight for them. Sound familiar?

We think that it is terribly critical not only that we are permitted to depose these

witnesses but with respect particularly to Monica Lewinsky and perhaps all three of them

that we be permitted to bring those witnesses here at the end of the day and

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