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THE SENATE TRIAL SALON STORIES | RELATED DOCUMENTS The Senate ushered in the post-impeachment era Feb. 12, when it acquitted President Clinton of all charges. The vote capped a lackluster five-week trial, the ultimate outcome of which was never in serious doubt. When the vote came down, the perjury article was defeated 55-45 and the obstruction of justice article, 50-50. Both failed to gain even a simple majority in the Republican-controlled Senate. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Salon stories Free at last By Joshua Micah Marshall Trent Lott's concession to Tom Daschle on witnesses was the moment that mattered in the impeachment trial (02/12/99) Moral majority By Charlie Taylor Why the American people acquitted Clinton long ago (02/12/99) Scandal's silver lining By Art Levine Washington lobbyist are profiting from the impeachment upheaval (02/10/99) Stalking Sidney Blumenthal By Joshua Micah Marshall Is it possible Christopher Hitchens and his "former friend" are both telling the truth? (02/09/99) The vanilla story By James Poniewozik Our long national bad date is almost over (02/07/99) Peace with honor? By Joshua Micah Marshall Republicans say no to more Monica, and look for a way to end the trial (02/05/99) Tom DeLay, defender of sweatshops By Jeff Stein The GOP whip thinks that American companies using underpaid garment workers in distant Saipan is just fine (02/04/99) When Sid meets Jim By Harry Jaffe The Rogan-Blumenthal showdown could be the most important confrontation in the impeachment trial (02/03/99) Combover Congress By Cynthia Heimel How can we trust our leaders to manage impeachment when they can't even manage their hair? (02/03/99) The dark prince By Joshua Micah Marshall House managers are hoping that deposing right-wing whipping boy Sidney Blumenthal will expose a hidden world of presidential dirty tricks. Don't bet on it (01/28/99) Witness for the prosecution? By Nicholas Confessore Dick Morris, conspiracy theorist, could find a way to hurt the president again (01/26/99) Endgame? By Joshua Micah Marshall Republicans ratchet up the rhetoric while looking for a way out (01/26/99) Impeachment notebook By Joshua Micah Marshall The view from the press gallery: Jesse Helms snores, Al Franken gets tossed and the House managers look overmatched by their White House Adversaries (01/26/99) Months of sleaze By Jeff Stein In an interview, Senate minority leader Tom Daschle says that's what Monica Lewinsky's return to Washington could herald (01/24/99) Ask Pat Robertson By James Poniewozik The reverend says his call to halt impeachment was just "political analysis." Here's a look at some of his other pearls of worldly wisdom (01/23/99) Black like me By Joan Walsh The smearing of White House lawyer Cheryl Mills raised my nationalist ire -- but I'm white (01/23/99) The tide turns -- again By Joshua Micah Marshall A week into the impeachment trial, Senate Republicans may be looking for a way out that doesn't embarrass their colleagues in the House (01/22/99) We interrupt this impeachment ... By Joshua Micah Marshall Two years in a row, Clinton's State of the Union address proves he won't follow the presidential tragedy script (01/20/99) Diamond in the Ruff By Harry Jaffe The president's lawyer, a lone figure in his wheelchair in the well of the Senate, could not have been a more effective defender (01/20/99) Dear Henry: By Sean Wilentz, Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. and C. Vann Woodward A Salon exclusive: historians talk back to House impeachment managers (01/20/99) Impeachment diary III By Anonymous In the absence of real action, Senate insiders give the House Boyz low grades, rue the end of bipartisan cooperation and spread a whole lotta rumors about Trent Lott (01/15/99) American gerontocracy By Christopher Shea Is the mental capacity of the aged leaders judging President Clinton a fit subject for commentary? (01/15/99) Cracks in the bipartisan façade By Joshua Micah Marshall As House Republicans tried to depict their impeachment vendetta as a brave civil rights struggle, the important action was all taking place off-camera (01/15/99) The culture of prosecution By Bruce Shapiro President Clinton is the victim of a tough-on-crime mentality that has trivialized the rights of the accused (01/08/99) Back from the brink By Joshua Micah Marshal A Senate compromise on the impeachment trial ends the partisan bickering, for now (01/08/99) That wasn't foreplay, that was a four-poster! By Lori Leibovich A renowned defense lawyer talks about some of the weird arguments the president's lawyers may make if it comes to cross-examination (01/08/99) Impeachment diary By Anonymous A senior Senate aide keeps busy by dishing the dirt on dealmaking, perjury and free food (01/07/99) The man Clinton could have been By Jeff Stein Sen. Tom Daschle, the Democrats' point man on impeachment, is a tough negotiator who could save Clinton from himself (01/06/99) Lott's losing control By Joshua Micah Marshall Impeachment proceedings in the Senate could get as ugly as in the House (01/06/99) Oral History By David Friend Sound bites from 3 scandals (12/24/98) On to the Senate By Harry Jaffe With impeachment behind him, the president carries on. And on (12/19/98) Here comes the judge By Jeff Stein Chief Justice William Rehnquist's writings on impeachment contain good news for President Clinton (12/16/98) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Related documents and transcripts The White House pretrial memo The text of a pretrial memo drafted by President Clinton's legal defense team Trial memorandum of House prosecutors The text of a pretrial memorandum issued by the House of Representatives