You apparently missed the part where she paid 100’s of thousands of dollars fighting the charges. Part of the reason she gave for leaving office was to stop the blood letting in court.
It’s a pay me now or pay me latter deal. Newt felt betrayed by his own & simply decided to move on. It’s really not that hard to comprehend.
Exactly one month before yesterday's vote, Gingrich admitted that he brought discredit to the House and broke its rules by failing to ensure that financing for two projects would not violate federal tax law and by giving the House ethics committee false information.