SDSU Aztec wrote:
Runningart2004 wrote:
How is he not guilty of obstruction? I want you to explain this to me. If you can’t then you agree with me that he is.
How did the Clinton Impeachment go? You mean when his VP lost the election in 2000.
Bill should have been convicted.
Alan
Bill should have been convicted?
Paula Jones was not an employee of either Clinton or the State of Arkansas, so it was not sexual harassment. Even if it was, Paula was not a credible witness. The Clintons agreed to a settlement, but it was not an admission of guilt and was motivated by Clinton not wanting to answer embarrassing questions in court. A consensual relationship with an intern had nothing to do with Paula's accusations.
The Supreme Court should have never allowed the suit to move forward during Clinton's presidency. It's ridiculous for the person with the most important job in the world to spend time defending himself from a civil suit.
Clinton is the only person in history to be asked, under oath and with most of the free world watching, about a sexual relationship. If he was in the same situation, Trump would have gone on a rant about a "witch hunt".
The bottom line is whether a president should be removed from office for a consensual relationship and lying in response to a question that should never have been asked.
Good argument in your last sentence, but since the question WAS asked and he DID lie under oath, I have to side with Alan on this one. I was all for his impeachment and conviction after that, and I voted for him twice.
What B. Clinton should have done is said, "While this is a question that shouldn't even be asked, yes, I did have an inappropriate relationship with Ms. Lewinsky. I have asked forgiveness from God and Hillary, and quite frankly, this really is none of your business."
He didn't though. He lied under oath. We just can't have a President doing that no matter the circumstances. He could refuse to answer based on privilege or 5th Amendment or National Security, but he can't lie.
All that said, what Donald Trump has done is WAY worse. He should be removed from office and ultimately imprisoned for his crimes.