Newt Gingrich defends Bill Clinton, says former president unable to 'get closure and just move on'

Watch the latest video at foxnews.com^[3] “He is going to spend the rest of his life in this cloud, and doesn’t seem to be able to get closure and just move on,” Mr. Gingrich^[4] said of the 42nd president. Mr. Clinton^[5] is back in the headlines this week for comments about his sexual relationship in the mid-1990s with then-White House intern Monica Lewinsky. In light of the #MeToo movement, the consensual affair has been scrutinized afresh — especially on the liberal side of the political spectrum — as sexual misconduct. During an interview earlier this week on NBC’s “Today” show, Mr. Clinton^[6] said that he did not believe he owed Ms. Lewinsky a personal apology. Mr. Gingrich^[7] was House Speaker during Mr. Clinton^[8]’s tenure in the White House and was a proponent of the impeachment charges leveled against the president in late 1998. Mr. Clinton^[9] was acquitted by the Senate on Feb. 12, 1999. “I’m saying when you watch him, you are watching someone who is so much less than what he wanted to be,” the Georgia Republican said. The Washington Times Comment Policy The Washington Times welcomes your comments on Spot.im, our third-party provider. Please read our Comment Policy^[10] before commenting.References^ Newt Gingrich (www.washingtontimes.com)^ Bill Clinton (www.washingtontimes.com)^ foxnews.com (www.foxnews.com)^ Mr. Gingrich (www.washingtontimes.com)^ Mr. Clinton (www.washingtontimes.com)^ Mr. Clinton (www.washingtontimes.com)^ Mr. Gingrich (www.washingtontimes.com)^ Mr. Clinton (www.washingtontimes.com)^ Mr. Clinton (www.washingtontimes.com)^ Comment Policy (www.washingtontimes.com)

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