Gregory B. Craig
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Gregory Bestor Craig is an American lawyer and former White House Counsel under President Barack Obama, from 2009 to 2010. A former attorney at the Washington, D.C. law firm of Williams & Connolly, Craig has represented numerous high-profile clients. Prior to becoming White House Counsel, he served as assistant to the President and special counsel in the White House of President Bill Clinton, where he directed the team defending Clinton against impeachment. Craig also served as a senior advisor to Senator Edward Kennedy and to Secretary of State Madeleine Albright.
Gregory B. Craig
Craig in the Oval Office with President Barack Obama on May 1, 2009, as photographed by Pete Souza.
Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar with Craig in December 2009.
Impeachment of Bill Clinton
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Bill Clinton, the 42nd president of the United States, was impeached by the United States House of Representatives of the 105th United States Congress on December 19, 1998, for "high crimes and misdemeanors". The House adopted two articles of impeachment against Clinton, with the specific charges against Clinton being lying under oath and obstruction of justice. Two other articles had been considered but were rejected by the House vote.
Floor proceedings of the U.S. Senate during the trial of President Bill Clinton in 1999, Chief Justice William Rehnquist presiding
Tickets dated January 14 and 15, 1999, for President Bill Clinton's impeachment trial
Robe worn by Chief Justice William Rehnquist during the impeachment trial
Opponents of Clinton's impeachment demonstrating outside the Capitol in December 1998