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Newt Gingrich

Behavioral
SeverityExtreme
9/10
ThenDecember 19, 1998
What is at stake is the rule of law... No man is above the law.

As Speaker of the House, Gingrich led the impeachment of President Clinton for lying about an extramarital affair

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/newt-gingrich-leading-clinton-impeachment-wasnt-hypocritical/
NowDecember 19, 1998
Gingrich admitted he was having an extramarital affair with congressional staffer Callista Bisek during the same period he was leading Clinton's impeachment.

Gingrich began his affair with Callista Bisek in 1993, while leading the charge to impeach Clinton for lying about his own affair

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/story?id=2937633&page=1

Analysis

Led the impeachment of a president for lying about an extramarital affair while simultaneously conducting his own extramarital affair with a congressional staffer 23 years his junior

Detected: 3/26/2026ID: behavioral_001