Next, ABC ran a story from John Cochran on Newt Gingrich's quiet comeback from his fight for survival a year ago. He's now less combative, less partisan and more popular. So I don't see the context in which that is a smoking gun. On cue, World News Tonight picked up on the theme. Reporter Linda Douglass gave time to proponents and detractors, but the agenda matched Starr's opponents as those upset by Starr got more time and the last counterpoint.
Prosecutors say that sometimes comes with the territory.
Sending FBI agents to a college fraternity house to question Lewinsky's younger brother. And most striking, forcing Lewinsky's mom to testify about her private conversations with her daughter about her sex life. Former prosecutors say those methods may be distasteful, but they are used all the time. Former federal prosecutor Sean O'Shea elaborated on that point before Douglass cited the example of prosecutors making Tim McVeigh's sister testify against him. But because these charges involve lying and cover up by the President, others say Ken Starr has no choice.