Clinton, continues Gigot, has come to regard himself as a latter-day Jean Valjean, a decent man hounded by inexplicably cruel enemies.
Clinton, at least according to Gigot, views himself as a the polar opposite of Jean Valjean. 
mnli hypothesis: Clinton, at least according to Gigot, views himself as a the polar opposite of Jean Valjean.  premise: Clinton, continues Gigot, has come to regard himself as a latter-day Jean Valjean, a decent man hounded by inexplicably cruel enemies.