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Originally Posted by Papa_Complex
Because they rules on the spirit, rather than the letter of the terms set forth.
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The Court ruled without considering the merits of Clinton's claim that his testimony was accurate with regard to the definition used in his deposition. That was also only one issue. He was also held in contempt for intentional false testimony concerning having been alone with Lewinsky. The Court would have ruled on the definition of "sexual relations" if it had decided a hearing was necessary. Instead the court decided the record was already clear and little would be gained from a hearing. Clinton could have appealed the ruling if he thought it wrong, something he chose not to do.