Editing Clinton–Lewinsky scandal (section)

===Collateral scandals===

During the scandal, supporters of former president Clinton alleged that the matter should remain private, and called some  supporting Clinton's impeachment hypocritical. A highly publicized investigation campaign actively sought information that might embarrass politicians who supported impeachment. According to the British newspaper ''[[The Guardian]]'',

{{blockquote|[[Larry Flynt]]{{nbsp}}... the publisher of ''[[Hustler (magazine)|Hustler]]'' magazine, offered a $1{{nbsp}}million reward{{nbsp}}... Flynt was a sworn enemy of the Republican party [and] sought to dig up dirt on the Republican members of Congress who were leading the impeachment campaign against President Clinton. [...{{nbsp}}Although] Flynt claimed at the time to have the goods on up to a dozen prominent Republicans, the ad campaign helped to bring down only one. [[Bob Livingston|Robert Livingston]]—a congressman from Louisiana{{nbsp}}... abruptly retired after learning that Mr. Flynt was about to reveal that he had also had an affair.<ref>Goldenberg, Suzanne. [https://www.theguardian.com/media/2007/jun/04/pressandpublishing.usnews "Porn king offers $1m for US political sex scandal"] ''The Guardian'', London. Retrieved September 21, 2009.</ref>}}

[[Henry Hyde]], Republican chair of the [[House Judiciary Committee]] and [[House manager|lead House manager]], also had an affair while in office as a [[State legislature (United States)|state legislator]]. Hyde, aged 70 during the Lewinsky hearings, dismissed it as a "youthful indiscretion" (he had been 41).<ref>Talbot, David. "This hypocrite broke up my family", ''Salon'', September 16, 1998.</ref>

Republican congressman [[Bob Livingston]] had been widely expected to become [[Speaker of the United States House of Representatives]] in the [[106th United States Congress|next Congressional session]].<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1998/11/10/us/robert-livingston-the-heir-apparent-with-a-black-belt.html "Robert Livingston, The Heir Apparent With a Black Belt"]. ''The New York Times'', November 10, 1998, p. A24. Retrieved September 21, 2009.</ref> Then just weeks away after Flynt revealed the affair, Livingston resigned and challenged Clinton to do the same.

[[Bob Barr]] (R-GA) another Republican House manager, had an [[Affair|extramarital affair]]. Barr had been the first lawmaker in either chamber to call for Clinton's resignation due to the Lewinsky affair. Barr lost a primary challenge less than three years after the impeachment proceedings.<ref name="Spoiler">McCaffrey, Shannon. [https://www.cbsnews.com/news/will-bob-barr-be-the-ralph-nader-of-08/ Will Bob Barr be the Ralph Nader of '08?], [[Associated Press]] (via [[CBS News]]), June 22, 2008.</ref>

[[Dan Burton]] (R-IN) said, "No one, regardless of what party they serve, no one, regardless of what branch of government they serve, should be allowed to get away with these alleged sexual improprieties{{nbsp}}..."<ref>Baker, Russ. "Portrait of a political 'pit bull'", ''Salon'', December 22, 1998.</ref> In 1998, Burton admitted that he himself had had an affair in 1983 which produced a child.<ref name="Indy-Fact">[http://www2.indystar.com/library/factfiles/people/b/burton_dan/burton.html "Rep. Dan Burton—Member of Congress representing Indiana's 5th District"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130523132319/http://www2.indystar.com/library/factfiles/people/b/burton_dan/burton.html |date=May 23, 2013 }}, ''Library Factfiles'', ''Indianapolis Star'', updated January 2007. Retrieved February 25, 2007.</ref>

[[Newt Gingrich]] (R-GA) US Representative, Speaker of the House and leader of the [[Republican Revolution]] of 1994,<ref>"Gingrich Expects 'Republican Revolution'", news4jax.com, October 28, 2010.</ref> admitted in 1998 to having had an affair with then House Agriculture Committee staffer [[Callista Gingrich|Callista Bisek]] while he was still married to his second wife,<ref>Jacobs, John. "The Gingrich affair: Hypocrisy and betrayal", http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/The-Gingrich-affair-Hypocrisy-and-betrayal-3057206.php,
 November 22, 1999</ref> at the same time as he was leading the impeachment of Bill Clinton for perjury regarding an affair with intern Monica Lewinsky.<ref>Schneider, Bill. [http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/03/09/gingrich.schneider/index.html "Gingrich confession: Clearing the way for a 2008 run?"], CNN. March 9, 2007. Retrieved December 29, 2009.</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Gingrich admits having affair in '90s|agency=Associated Press| publisher= MSNBC |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna17527506|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070311042500/http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17527506/|url-status=live|archive-date=March 11, 2007|access-date=June 7, 2009}}</ref>

[[Steven C. LaTourette]] (R-OH) US Representative, voted to impeach Bill Clinton for the [[Lewinsky scandal]] while he was having a long-term affair with his chief of staff, Jennifer Laptook.<ref>Falone, Michael. CBS News. July 2, 2009, Politico, "[https://www.cbsnews.com/news/gops-unlucky-class-of-94/ GOP's Unlucky Class of '94"] Retrieved June 21, 2010.</ref>

Republican [[Helen Chenoweth-Hage]] from Idaho aggressively called for the resignation of President Clinton and then admitted to her own six-year affair with a married rancher during the 1980s.<ref>{{cite news| url= http://www.newsweek.com/blogs/the-gaggle/2009/06/25/sex-scandals-through-the-years-both-parties-even.html | title= Sex Scandals Through the Years: Both Parties Even | work= Newsweek |date= June 25, 2009}}</ref>