政府领导人出现性丑闻如何处理?美国的“司法至上”取向值得研究。本文通过克林顿绯闻事件的处理过程,阐述普通法院各级审理程序、独立检察官与大陪审团发起的联合调查程序以及参众议院进行的弹劾程序,对司法至上作具体说明。这种连总统性丑闻都纳入司法轨道的典型事例,说明在法制化国家中司法不仅是独立,而且有一套严密而合理的程序。依法治国和以法治官都不是空谈。 How to deal with the sexual scandal of the government leaders? The “justice first” orientation of the United States deserves to be studied. This article elaborates judicial procedures at the Clinton affair, elaborates the procedures of trial at all levels of ordinary courts, the joint investigation procedure initiated by independent prosecutors and grand juries, and the impeachment procedure conducted by the House of Representatives. This typical example of the incorporation of the presidential sex scandal into the judicial track shows that in the legalized countries, the judiciary is not only independent, but also has a rigorous and reasonable procedure. Governing the country by law and administering the government by law are not empty talk.