There was a big uproar in Congress and President Clinton threatened to ask Judge Baer for his resignation. Soon afterward the judge reversed his decision and admitted the evidence. The implications of this incident are enormous, as it proves that the judiciary, which legally and traditionally is immune from the harassment of politicians so they may administer justice, are now subject to the threats of the mob. It is not hard to see that the government chooses whom it will prosecute based on the passions of public opinion. The spirit of the law is subverted and the Constitution bypassed by scheming lawyers and politicians.
Judges are more and more restricted by sentencing guidelines and now with threats of impeachment.
The protections built into the law for the protection of the few and unpopular are being steadily eroded away. By crossing the line separating the powers, the government has gone from protecting the people to protecting itself.