Ahhh...that's just what then Rep. Lindsey Graham latched onto during the impeachment hearings when all hell broke loose.
Of course - but by then it was too late. The die was cast, and the American public was sick of being unable to watch the news. The Senate was tracking polls then, and knew it was over.
The moment I knew it was done was the day Rush told everybody to send kids from the room as he breathlessly read from portions of the Starr report about a particular sex act, sighing and groaning in disgust.