The National Review
NOTWITHSTANDING that the House voted to authorize an impeachment inquiry into President Clinton’s lies and obstruction only this October, the fact is that an impeachment inquiry has been underway since January. That’s when independent counsel Kenneth Starr sought and received the blessing of the Justice Department and the court overseeing his investigation to look into the President’s possible perjury and obstruction in the Paula Jones sexual-misconduct case. In essence, Starr began conducting a sort of preliminary inquiry on behalf of (but not under the supervision of) the House Judiciary Committee, where articles of impeachment will in theory originate.
Tod Lindberg 