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Which U.S. President did Rehnquist preside over during an impeachment trial?

  • Richard Nixon

  • George W. Bush

  • Bill Clinton

  • Ronald Reagan

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Bill Clinton was impeached by the House of Representatives in December 1998 on charges of perjury and obstruction of justice related to the Monica Lewinsky scandal. The subsequent impeachment trial took place in the Senate in January 1999, with William Rehnquist, the Chief Justice of the United States at the time, presiding over the proceedings. Ultimately, Clinton was acquitted by the Senate and remained in office.
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