tonight, the man who has made impeachment his calling, who has spent millions to get other democrats onboard, billionaire tom steyer released a statement that reads in part, is doing what's right worth it? or shall america just stop fighting for our principles and do what's politically convenient? so why is nancy pelosi doing this right now? well, it might be because she just re-watched this. >> a resolution impeaching william jefferson clinton, president of the united states, for high crimes and misdemeanors. >> the impeachment of president bill clinton in december of '98. clinton not only survived those impeachment hearings, he thrived. a cnn poll at the time found clinton's approval rating jumped ten points after the house voted to impeach him. so let's be clear, three days before impeachment, clinton's approval rating was 63%. a day after, 73. an all-time high. a surge. and at the same time, the unfavorable view of the republican party, which, of