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Politics : GOPwinger Lies/Distortions/Omissions/Perversions of Truth -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: one_less who wrote (101700)	7/2/2007 7:59:09 PM
From: pompsander	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 173976

No, I am not trying to minimize Clinton's failings....I would have tossed him at the time, but the republicans have to live with what they said THEN and what some will say NOW about the importance of rule of law, obstruction of justice, perjury, etc. What exactly was Mr. Clinton's untruthful statement that led to all the trouble? I certainly remember the famous deposition involving Ms. Jones and Ms. Lewinsky. Here is the Wikipedia excerpt. __________________________________ In his deposition for the Jones lawsuit, Clinton denied having "sexual relations" with Monica Lewinsky. Based on the evidence provided by Tripp, a blue dress with Clinton's semen, Starr concluded that this sworn testimony was false and perjurious. During the deposition in the Jones case, Clinton was asked "Have you ever had sexual relations with Monica Lewinsky, as that term is defined in Deposition Exhibit 1, as modified by the Court." The judge ordered that Clinton be given an opportunity to review the agreed definition. Afterwards, based on the definition created by the Independent Counsel's Office, Clinton answered "I have never had sexual relations with Monica Lewinsky." Clinton later stated that he believed the agreed-upon definition of sexual relations excluded his receiving oral sex[citation needed]. It was upon the basis of this statement that the perjury charges in his impeachment were drawn up. However, despite Republican control of the Senate, Clinton was found not guilty on both the perjury and the obstruction of justice charges. en.wikipedia.org __________________________________ . Wasn't the gist of it he lied about having sex outside of marriage? Not to forgive perjury and obstruction for a moment, but my point was that he would tell a jury in a perjury trial that he didn't want to hurt his family and that is why he lied. .... So...what result does a jury bring? guilty, but then what?