Quote:It's a story for 2 reasons:

 

1.  He said he wouldn't settle, and pretty much called out other tycoons who do.  Although he spun it as another victory, and the right thing for America, he did it because it was the best thing for himself.  I can't call it a broken promise, but it is a reversal of one of his purported principles.

 

2.  It was the easiest thing to impeach him for, as explained in this LA Times story.  So it's a bit more than a mere distraction.  It was an immediate threat to his presidency.