Whereas the president has the motive to cover up and to testify falsely.

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The President's manipulation of friendly witnesses to testify falsely, if unknowingly, extended for months until the DNA evidence shattered both his public and private positions.

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And worse, the false witnesses that make the accusations are rarely, if ever, prosecuted - though in a multitude of cases they have recanted and have stated under oath that they were induced to testify falsely.

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And given that the president's plan to testify falsely could succeed only if Ms. Lewinsky went along, the president naturally had to be concerned that Ms. Lewinsky at any time might turn around and decide to tell the truth.

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Were they to get information, or were they to get her to falsely testify when she was called as a witness?

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In sub-part 2 of Article I, the managers seek to reintroduce the issue of the president's testimony in the case by alleging that when the president testified before the grand jury he testified falsely when he said that he tried to testify truthfully in the Jones deposition.

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