Countdown: Five Things Bill Clinton Forgot to Mention Last Night

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Townhall:

Former President Bill Clinton spoke at great length last night about his wife, the Democratic Party's 2016 nominee. His remarks, which were largely personal in nature, omitted a few facts and piece of context:

 

(1) In describing Hillary as a lifelong advocate on behalf of children, he failed to mention this case, in which she defended a child rapist she knew to be guilty. Everyone is entitled to a defense in our criminal justice system, so Hillary's work on this man's behalf isn't a scandal unto itself. But her oddly flippant tone in an interview discussing how he got off, including chuckling about the accidental destruction of incriminating evidence, is jarring. The victim in the case has spoken out against Clinton's defense tactics, which included aggressively challenging her credibility mental stability at the time. Clinton "put me through hell," the woman recalled in 2014, bitterly recounting how the young lawyer "lied like a dog" about her in court proceedings.

 

(2) While tracing their life together, Clinton elided some years in the late 1990's, during which he engaged in an Oval Office sexual relationship with a young intern -- the cover-up of which ultimately led to his impeachment and disbarment. The Lewinsky affair was not the first time Clinton was credibly accused of sexual misconduct, including sexual assault. Hillary Clinton, framed as a champion of women's rights in the 42nd president's speech, was an active participant in the smearing of her husband's accusers. Bill's only possible nod to any of this last night may have been this veiled subtextual reference.