But countering the closing argument, defence lawyers said that the prosecution case had more to do with partisan politics and retribution than protecting the state. Both Republican and Democrat senators want to wind up the trial by the end of the week. No vendetta' Prosecutors from the House of Representatives opened Monday's session in the Senate, unpicking Democrats' earlier arguments that the case against the president stemmed from a political vendetta.
Infidelity is private and non-criminal.
He urged senators to consider whether Mr Clinton's behaviour had endangered the state. Democrat senators have already drafted a motion of censure that they could support instead. It would leave the president open to future criminal and civil actions. The draft was released after the most dramatic stage of the Senate impeachment trial so far - the videotaped evidence of Ms Lewinsky and two other witnesses. The recordings have apparently failed to persuade Democrats to vote to remove Mr Clinton from office as prosecutors had hoped.