EPR-radar posted...
I find it impossible to take perjury seriously in the context of a Republican fishing expedition where questions were asked that never should have been asked, and that was my feeling back then as well.
The most I will concede is that "fuck off" would have been a better response by Bill Clinton to the fishing expedition than lying.
This. The investigation was originally meant to be into shady real estate dealings. The GOP had such a hate boner for Clinton though that Starr's position allowed him to basically investigate whatever he wanted.
Which also why the GOP hamstrung Mueller and limited his powe and scope. If he had the power Starr had, Trump would absolutely have been hit with a dozen or so obstruction charges.