Henry Hyde said the Clinton impeachment was retaliation for Nixon

Now we know why they were so relentless. They had a bone to pick and it didn't matter which Democrat ended up in their crosshairs. Someone was going down (pun intended).

When asked by Andy Shaw if the Clinton proceedings were payback for Nixon's impeachment. Hyde replied:

"I can't say it wasn't, but I also thought that the Republican party should stand for something, and if we walked away from this, no matter how difficult, we could be accused of shirking our duty, our responsibility."

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