Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich now calls Clinton impeachment a mistake, citing sex framing
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich has expressed that the impeachment of Bill Clinton was a mistake, emphasizing the focus on sex rather than the perjury involved. He believes the real issue was Clinton's felony perjury in a sexual harassment case. Gingrich noted that this trivialization misled public perception and highlighted a cultural misunderstanding at the time.
- ▪Newt Gingrich stated that impeaching Bill Clinton in 1998 was a mistake.
- ▪He argued that the real issue was Clinton's perjury, not the affair itself.
- ▪Gingrich felt that framing the impeachment around sex trivialized the serious nature of the allegations.
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Media Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich now calls Clinton impeachment a mistake, citing sex framing Real issue was Clinton committed perjury in a sexual harassment case while governor, Gingrich says By Hanna Panreck Fox News Published May 27, 2026 6:00pm EDT Facebook Twitter Threads Flipboard Comments Print Email Add Fox News on Google close Video Newt Gingrich believes it was a 'mistake' to impeach Bill Clinton Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich told "Pod Force One" host Miranda Devine that he thought impeaching former President Bill Clinton in 1998 was a "mistake" during a new interview.
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