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Gingrich: Impeachment Backfired, Clinton Still 67% Popular

5/27/2026

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Newt Gingrich said the impeachment of President Bill Clinton was a mistake because the Lewinsky scandal diverted attention from Clinton’s perjury.
He cited a late-2000 poll showing Clinton left office with 67% approval, arguing the impeachment backfired.
Clinton was held in civil contempt for misleading testimony in the Paula Jones case and received a five-year law-license suspension.

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Newt Gingrich said the impeachment of President Bill Clinton was a mistake because the Lewinsky scandal diverted attention from Clinton’s perjury.
He cited a late-2000 poll showing Clinton left office with 67% approval, arguing the impeachment backfired.
Clinton was held in civil contempt for misleading testimony in the Paula Jones case and received a five-year law-license suspension.