During an interview on "Meet the Press," Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) claimed former President Bill Clinton's "predatory" behavior with Monica Lewinsky undermines the "war on women" language used by Democrats, NBCNews.com reported.
"One of the workplace laws and rules that I think are good is that bosses should not prey on young interns in their office," Paul said. "And I think really the media seems to have given President Clinton a pass on this. He took advantage of a girl that was 20 years old and an intern in his office. There is no excuse for that, and that is predatory behavior ... Then they (Democrats) have the gall to stand up and say, 'Republicans are having a war on women.'"
In 1998, Clinton was impeached for lying about having relations with Lewinsky but remained in office.
Paul, a possible 2016 presidential nominee, also told host David Gregory that "It's not Hillary's fault, but it is a factor in judging Bill Clinton in history" and suggested that "sometimes it's hard to separate one from the other."
Gregory asked Paul his opinion based off of similar comments his wife, Kelley, made in a Vogue interview last September.
Also featured in the discussion Sunday was Senate Majority Whip Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) who responded to Paul's argument by saying Clinton's relationship with Lewinsky was "litigated in the public square for over a decade."
Durbin also suggested that Bill and Hillary should not be difficult to "separate."
"Let's judge Hillary Clinton based on her talents and her vision of America should she choose to run for president," Durbin said.
