He was the leader of the Republicans at that time, and let the Clintonistas and Dems get away with framing it about sex. He should have brought up the real charge of TREASON, which was what he had with the Riady's arranging People's Republic of China Liberation Army money for the president's reelection, kickbacks from cronies at Loral so they could sell advanced missile technology to a known enemy of the USA, shutting of Utah's access to low sulfer coal thus allowing the Lippo group sole possesor of world class low sulfer coal, etc, etc, etc.
All Newt could do was b!tch about where he sat on USAF 1. He could have grown a pair as the leader of the House and stopped the treason when he had a chance.
I do agree that the charges they finally brought against Clinton were serious--lying under oath and obstruction of justice--but it could have been so much more had the REAL crimes been brought up.