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Doug Bereuter: “Finally dropping all his past poses, Clinton said he was profoundly sorry for all he had done wrong "in words and…”

On the recordDecember 18, 1998
Finally dropping all his past poses, Clinton said he was profoundly sorry for all he had done wrong "in words and deeds." He said he was ready to accept Congress' rebuke and censure if the American people and their representatives concluded that his mistakes required it. He said nothing Congress could do would compare to the agony of knowing he was responsible for causing great pain for his family. His remarks sounded sincere. They didn't appear to have been prepared by word-parsing lawyers. It was easy to feel sorry for the president. He was an almost pitiful figure, at age 52 a victim of his uncontrollable libido and a team of attorneys who appeared to coach him how to thwart the judicial system without crossing the line into perjury.
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Discussing President Clinton's apology during the impeachment vote.

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