Gary Condit, of the House Intelligence Committee, escaped further investigation and exposure as a blackmailed traitor, and the resulting prosecution and prison sentence. I would say he certainly did benefit from the diversion.
Gary Condit had to leave California and is now running a fast food restaurant. He’s filed a few lawsuits against some journalists, all of which have been dismissed. For a former Congressman, this is a huge letdown.
I never heard the story that Condit was a blackmailed traitor — do tell!