Clinton was not in the least an honorable man--his sins included a willingness to throw a young woman under the bus, publicity wise. But as a totally shameless tactitian, he had a better idea how to play the ensuing scandal than the Republicans, who put his deposition on the subject on life TV, enabling Clinton to gain the sympathy of people whom he knew how to play.
Look! No one on the Republican side can possibly benefit from another orgy of washing possibly dirty linen in the public forum. At best, this is a distraction from very real public issues, that go to to the future of the Republic.
Nope. Sorry, No cigar.