Myth: Clinton committed perjury. Fact: Clinton’s answers were legally accurate.

[LoZoccolo]

Perjury is knowingly telling a lie under oath, about something that is important to the case. To prosecute a false statement, the government needs to prove somehow that the witness intended to lie, rather than he was mistaken or confused over the facts. To eliminate ambiguity, confusion and opportunities for lying, lawyers often reject common-sense definitions in favor of legal definitions, which are more carefully defined. A witness who answers a legal definition accurately, in spite of what common sense says, is not committing perjury. The only requirement for a defendant is to answer questions accurately; he is not obligated to help the prosecution bring himself down, and has a constitutional right to fight vigorously in his defense. In Clinton’s case, no accusation of perjury survives these observations.

http://www.huppi.com/kangaroo/L-clintonperjury.html

Just something to remember as Clinton seems to be coming up in reference to the Scooter Libby verdict.