Gingrich says Clinton impeachment a ‘mistake’: ‘Real problem wasn’t Lewinsky’
Summary
Former Speaker Newt Gingrich said that impeaching former President Bill Clinton was a mistake. He thinks the main issue was not Clinton’s affair with Monica Lewinsky but something else.Key Facts
- Newt Gingrich is a former Speaker of the House and a Republican from Georgia.
- He spoke about the impeachment of Bill Clinton on Wednesday.
- Clinton was impeached in 1998 by the House of Representatives.
- The charges were perjury (lying under oath) and obstruction of justice (interfering with legal processes).
- The Senate later acquitted Clinton, so he was not removed from office.
- Gingrich said the real problem was not Clinton’s affair with Monica Lewinsky.
- He described the decision to impeach Clinton as a mistake.
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