Trump impeachment would be very different from that of Clinton

President Bill Clinton was impeached for actual crimes, perjury, and obstruction of justice that he had committed as set forth in a detailed report to Congress drafted by an independent counsel.

The Trump impeachment inquiry is very different. If President Trump is impeached, it appears the basis will be an alleged abuse of power based on a transcript of a phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and whatever comes out of House committee investigations of that and a related whistleblower complaint. There will be no independent counsel investigation or report (the law providing for one was subsequently repealed).