Jones has dropped her demand for an apology from Clinton, but that hasn't stopped her lawyers from claiming that any settlement would be a tacit admission of guilt by the president. Jones, a former Arkansas state employee, claims Clinton propositioned her in a Little Rock hotel room in 1991 while he was governor of Arkansas. Jones also says her rejection of Clinton's advances damaged her career with the state. The president has denied both charges. The White House also denies that a settlement now would mean the president is conceding that he acted improperly.
Lawsuits settle all the time.
If he resolves it, I don't think it will have one bit of effect in terms of how the public views the president and the will that he remain in office. Judge Susan Webber Wright dismissed the Jones suit in April, but Jones has appealed the ruling. Oral arguments on the appeal are set to begin October 20. And Clinton is not out of the woods with Judge Wright yet, either. During his January 17 deposition in the Jones case, Clinton denied having a sexual relationship with Monica Lewinsky.