“Many people were uncomfortable with impeachment of a sitting president, it is a road many just did not want to go down.”
The Senate refused to impeach Clinton because they didn’t want Gore to be a sitting president at election time.
No.
The House impeaches, the Senate convicts.
The House impeached Clinton, for lying under oath.
The Senate had a trial to remove from office, and found no compelling reason to do so.
Clinton WAS impeached.