But the crime of perjury has developed the way it has for some very good reasons, and it has a long and distinguished pedigree.

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If it's the will of the Congress to change the crime of perjury, to modify it, to eliminate certain judicially created defenses to that offense, so be it.

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But when an individual, any individual, is accused of committing a crime, such as perjury, the prosecutors must be put to their full proof.

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"When an individual, any individual, is accused of committing a crime, such as perjury, the prosecutors must be put to their full proof, " he said.

CNN: Clinton lawyers attack impeachment charges

These commentators and members--who are convinced, perhaps, that the President committed perjury and obstruction of justice, which, as classes of crime, are high Crimes and Misdemeanors--may nevertheless vote not to convict because they believe that removal from office is unwarranted for this perjury and this obstruction of justice.

CNN: Sen. Gorton's closed-door impeachment statement

In addition, as several of the scholars who appeared before you testified, and to whom the chairman referred, perjury seems to have been recognized as a high crime or misdemeanor at the time of the founding of our republic.

CNN: Transcript: Judiciary Committee impeachment hearing