And why push for impeachment when it would hand the White House over to fairly-clean Mr Gore?

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Clinton's lawyers have said they want to call witnesses to discuss the constitutional standards for impeachment and standards for prosecution of perjury, obstruction of justice and abuse of power, as well as exploring prosecutorial misconduct and the impact of tainted evidence.

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And that is not a basis for impeachment.

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