If an average citizen is called before a federal criminal grand jury, and does not tell the truth, that person would be held accountable. So must be the President. Our country's majesty is that the law, not any one person, is sovereign. I would like to speak for a moment about the substance of this matter, because it deals with a subject of deep concern to me, and it appears that this aspect of the substance has not received much attention. The substance is sexual harassment.
Sexual harassment is real in America.
It is degrading to women. It damages their fair and equal treatment in the workforce. It happens in the workplace every day. Paula Jones alleged that she had been the subject of sexual harassment, in a particularly shocking and offensive instance. The President had every right to deny her allegation.