Quotes by Charles Ruff

About Charles Ruff:

Charles Frederick Carson "Chuck" Ruff was a prominent American lawyer based in Washington, D.C., and was best known as the White House Counsel who defended President Bill Clinton during his impeachment trial in 1999 over the Lewinsky scandal and Paula Jones case .
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We know the pain the president has caused our society and his family and his friends, but we know, too, how much the president has done for this country.

Charles Ruff

The only conduct that merits the drastic remedy of impeachment is that which subverts our system of government or renders the president unfit or unable to govern.

Charles Ruff

Impeachment is not a remedy for private wrongs; it's a method of removing someone whose continued presence in office would cause grave danger to the nation.

Charles Ruff

Author Bio

  • NameCharles Ruff
  • DescriptionWhite house Counsel
  • BornAugust 1, 1939
  • DiedNovember 19, 2000
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionLawyer
  • AwardsPresidential Citizens Medal