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Newt GingrichSpeaker Newt Gingrich (R-GA) led the push for Bill Clintons impeachment. Following a disappointing election in November 1998, he announced he was stepping down as Speaker and resigning from Congress.
Gingrich later admitted that, while he was pushing for Clintons impeachment, he was engaged in an affair with a Congressional aide. There were times when I was praying and when I felt I was doing things that were wrong. But I was still doing them, Gingrich said in 2007. He later said the situation was complex and, obviously, I wasnt doing things to be proud of.
Bob Livingston
After Gingrich announced his resignation, Republicans unanimously selected Rep. Bob Livingston (R-LA) to succeed him.
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On the day of the impeachment vote, Livingston announced he was resigning following revelations that he had engaged in an extramarital affair. According to Hustler Magazine Publisher Larry Flint, who offered a reward for information about the sex lives of members of Congress, he found four women who said they had been involved with Mr. Livingston over the last 10 years.
Dennis Hastert
Following Livingstons resignation, which occurred on the same day the House voted on impeachment, Rep. Dennis Hastert (R-IL) quickly gained support of the Republican leadership to succeed him as Speaker-designate. He began formally serving as speaker in January 1999, and held that role while the Senate conducted their trial on the articles of impeachment.
On Thursday, Hastert was indicted on charges that he illegally structured $1.7 million in payments to an individual in an attempt to cover up prior misconduct. According to reports, the payments were allegedly intended to conceal sexual abuse against a former male student he knew during his days as a teacher in Yorkville, Ill. The LA Times also reported that investigators also spoke with a second man who raised similar allegations that corroborated what the former student said.
http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2015/05/30/3664334/now-know-republican-speakers-helped-impeach-bill-clinton/
Sherman A1
(38,958 posts)There was no double standard......
femmocrat
(28,394 posts)Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(107,922 posts)Journeyman
(15,031 posts)progressoid
(49,978 posts)Zambero
(8,964 posts)Henry Hyde, Tom DeLay, Asa Hutchinson, Bob Barr
Cryptoad
(8,254 posts)now Bill is packing stuff to move back in the White House! Karma!
silenttigersong
(957 posts)How does Karma equal justification of actions?I know the hypocricy of doing what you are condeming is hypocricy.However,karma has nothing to do with someone returning to the whitehouse .Clinton was impeached for the lie not a blow job.Yes I know the context is Ken starr was relentless to take Clinton down.Yet all Clinton had to do was tell the truth.Clinton drama yuk.
Cryptoad
(8,254 posts)silenttigersong
(957 posts)?how does Clinton have the moral authority ?I do not see it at all.I guess it has to be dont ask dont tell cuz if your the prez you should be able to have sex in the oval office?
Major Hogwash
(17,656 posts)All 3 of those Republican House Speakers were disgusting pieces of white trash.
They were racist pieces of shit.
I haven't been following the recent news much lately, but it sounds like Hastert is in a lot of trouble.
Good.
inanna
(3,547 posts)Recommended.