Newt Gingrich: “He later on was barred from practicing law for five years in…”

“But the question was it was pretty clear that he had been convicted of committing perjury, which you know, is a felony. And in fact, He later on was barred from practicing law for five years in Arkansas. I thought it was important as a matter of constitutional record that a president should be held accountable. But when Starr came out with his report, it was so lurid and so related to sex that it poisoned the whole project.” (27:27–27:32)

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