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We see these elements in Clinton’s January 26, 1998 denial. Asterisks have been added where he shook his finger, for extra emphasis:
>>>>> "Now, I have to go back to work on my state of the union speech. And I worked on it till pretty late last night. But I wanna say one thing to the American people. I want you to listen to me, I'm gonna say this again: I did *not *have *sexual *relations with that woman, Miss Lewinsky, I *never told anybody to lie, not a single time, never. These allegations are *false, and I need to *go back to work for the American people. Thank you. " <<<<<
This is a very short, quotable statement. Key points are repeated, and the tone is strong. Notice the use of "sexual relations"–a carefully chosen term that Clinton hopes will be interpreted broadly, although he secretly holds a very narrow definition of it. Because his involvement with Monica Lewinsky has not yet been proven, he denies the accusations vehemently. He will later apologize to the public numerous times for misleading the American people, although his apologies are much less forthcoming in court.
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