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Originally posted by sgtclub
The implications is that legally he did nothing wrong. That's my problem with it. And his statement regarding impeachment only bolsters that. In effect, he is saying, "yes it was morally wrong, but I wouldn't quit because it wasn't legally wrong."
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Conversely, Reagan felt that he shouldn't quit over something that wasn't (he thought - I disagree) morally wrong but
was legally wrong.
I'm more comfortable with Clinton's standard than Reagan's.
Now if your point is that Clinton is wrong about everything being legal, that's a much stickier question, because then Reagan's standard must come into play for Clinton as well. Clinton admittedly sidesteps this issue (at least for now) by attacking the legitimacy of the entire investigation. But if one thinks it is the business of the independent prosecutor to investigate immoral (but not illegal) actions, then the subsequent arguably illegal actions are problematic. Even if it isn't the independent prosecutor's business, it's problematic.
But I think that still a lot of Clinton supporters view the whole thing as a type of political entrapment (but not really entrapment in the legal sense).
