"I still believe the Lewinsky investigation was way off from the focus of what Whitewater was, which turned out to be nothing at the end of the process. And I think that there were people who were determined as political opponents to not allow his presidency to succeed"

This quote by Rahm Emanuel talks to the political climate of the late 1990s, when President Bill Clinton was under investigation for his participation in the Whitewater scandal. Emanuel suggests that the examination into the Lewinsky affair was an interruption from the Whitewater examination, which eventually revealed no misdeed on the part of the President. He suggests that the investigation was politically encouraged, with opponents of the President figured out to prevent his success. This quote speaks to the power of politics and the lengths to which some individuals will go to achieve their goals. It likewise functions as a suggestion of the importance of due procedure and the need to make sure that investigations are performed fairly and without bias.