Newt Gingrich
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“Gingrich and House Republicans impeached President Clinton for lying under oath about an extramarital affair, arguing the rule of law demanded accountability regardless of political consequences.”
“Many of the same Republicans who held Clinton to the highest standard of presidential conduct excused or defended Trump's conduct that led to his first impeachment for pressuring Ukraine to investigate a political rival.”
Applied dramatically different standards of presidential accountability depending on which party held the White House, demanding impeachment for lying about an affair while excusing arguably more serious presidential misconduct when their party held power
“What is at stake is the rule of law... No man is above the law.”
“Gingrich admitted he was having an extramarital affair with congressional staffer Callista Bisek during the same period he was leading Clinton's impeachment.”
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