"Clinton was acquitted by the Senate on February 12, 1999. With a two-thirds majority required for conviction (i.e., 67 senators), only 45 senators (out of 100) voted guilty on the perjury charge and 50 on the obstruction charge. Clinton was, thus, 17 votes shy of being removed from office on the later charge.
The voting in the House and Senate was largely partisan. In the House, only five Democratic Representatives voted to impeach. In the Senate, which had 55 Republican Senators, none of the Democratic Senators voted for conviction."- WIKI
So, 10 Senate Republicans broke ranks on one charge, and five on the other. That's not quite giving a pass. But not a single RAT senator broke ranks; that IS a pass!
Good post.