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He did not commit perjury. He did\u003cbr/\u003enot obstruct justice. He must not be removed from office.\"\u003cbr/\u003eSUPER CAPTION: Charles Ruff, White House Counsel\u003cbr/\u003eThe opening of Clinton's defense comes on an extraordinary day.\u003cbr/\u003eClinton is also delivering the State of the Union address to a Congress that has impeached him.\u003cbr/\u003eWhile Clinton conducted business as usual in the Oval Office, Ruff  attacked the conclusions and motives of the 13 House prosecutors who laid out their evidence last week.\u003cbr/\u003eSOUNDBITE: (English)\u003cbr/\u003e\"And so what lesson can be learned by the process followed by the House.  I suggest what you have before you is not the product of the Judiciary Committee's well considered, judicious assessment of their constitutional role. What you have before you is the product of nothing more than a rush to judgement. So how should you respond to the managers belated plea that more is needed to do justice? You should reject it.\"\u003cbr/\u003eSUPER CAPTION: Charles Ruff, White House Counsel\u003cbr/\u003eThe White house made a tactical shift today, inviting congressional Democrats to join their team.\u003cbr/\u003eWhite House Spokesman Joe Lockhart says that along with former Senator Dale Bumpers of Arkansas, some Democratic members of the House Judiciary Committee will come on board.\u003cbr/\u003eCongressional officials say the White House is interested in Representative John Conyers, the ranking minority member of the House Judiciary Committee, as well as others.\u003cbr/\u003eRepublican members of the House Judiciary Committee had little to say about the latest White House manoeuvring.\u003cbr/\u003eSOUNDBITE: (English)  \u003cbr/\u003e\"No reaction, no reaction.\"\u003cbr/\u003eG: \"Think it will be a good or a bad thing?\"\u003cbr/\u003eA: \" I have mixed feelings about that.\"\u003cbr/\u003eSUPER CAPTION: Representative Henry Hyde, Republican, House Judiciary Chairman\u003cbr/\u003eSOUNDBITE: (English)\u003cbr/\u003e\"That's up to them. If they think that would help them, more power to them?\"\u003cbr/\u003eSUPER CAPTION: Representative Bob Barr, Republican, House Judiciary Committee Member\u003cbr/\u003eWhile Ruff presented a strong defense for Clinton, he also played offensive game.\u003cbr/\u003eThe chief White House lawyer targeted Linda Tripp, the woman whose secret recordings prompted the crisis.\u003cbr/\u003eHe said she played a multifaceted role, assisting Paula Jones' lawyers in their sexual harassment suit while also talking to Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr.\u003cbr/\u003eSOUNDBITE: (English)\u003cbr/\u003e \"As you will see, Ms. Tripp's relationship with Ms. Lewinsky and her role in these matters is more than merely a backdrop to the succeeding events. Independent Counsel met with Ms. Tripp and formally granted her immunity from federal prosecution and promised to assist her in immunity from state prosecution.\" \u003cbr/\u003eSUPER CAPTION: Charles Ruff, White House Counsel\u003cbr/\u003eRuff, who is wheelchair bound,  kept up the rapt attention of senators, prompting some to take copious notes.\u003cbr/\u003eIt is not Ruff's first time in the spotlight.\u003cbr/\u003eHe was one of the Watergate prosecutors who brought down former President Richard Nixon.\u003cbr/\u003e Washington D-C, U-S-A- January 19, 1999 and  File\u003cbr/\u003eAPTN- January 19, 1999 \u003cbr/\u003e1. Exterior shot of Capitol Hill\u003cbr/\u003ePOOL- January 19, 1999 \u003cbr/\u003e2. White House Chief of Staff John Podesta walks into Capitol\u003cbr/\u003e3. Majority Leader Senator Trent Lott walks into Senate chamber\u003cbr/\u003e4. Democratic Senator John Kerry and others walk in \u003cbr/\u003e5. Republican Senators Orrin Hatch and Arlin Specter walk in\u003cbr/\u003e6. Close-up Chief Justice William Rehnquist\u003cbr/\u003e7. Wide shot Senate floor\u003cbr/\u003e8. SOUNDBITE: (English) Charles Ruff, White House Counsel\u003cbr/\u003e9. Clinton in Oval Office.\u003cbr/\u003e10. SOUNDBITE: (English) Charles Ruff, White House Counsel\u003cbr/\u003eAPTN - File\u003cbr/\u003e11. File of Former Senator Dale Bumpers\u003cbr/\u003ePOOL - File\u003cbr/\u003e12. File of Representative John Conyers\u003cbr/\u003e13. File of House Judiciary Committee hearing\u003cbr/\u003e14. SOUNDBITE: (English) Representative Henry Hyde, House Judiciary Committee Chairman, Republican\u003cbr/\u003e15. SOUNDBITE: (English) Representative Bob Barr, House Judiciary Committee Member, Republican\u003cbr/\u003eAPTN- July 28, 1998\u003cbr/\u003e16. File of Linda Tripp leaving courthouse\u003cbr/\u003e17. SOUNDBITE: (English) Charles Ruff, White House Counsel.\u003cbr/\u003e18. 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