ms. lewinsky that was not appropriate.ct it was wrong. >> reporter: every moment gripping the nation including the impeachment hearings. >> the evidence suggests the eight months included false statements under oath, false statements -- >> reporter: earlier sexual harassment allegations against clarence thomas which he denied. the drama playing out in realtime. more than 20 million tuning in. conversation to a discussion of sexual matters. his conversations were very vivid. >> this is a circus, a national disgrace. and from my standpoint, as a black american, as far as i am concerned it is a -- >> in the 80s, oliver north brought his feisty lawyer to answer questions about iran-contra. >> letting the witness on jkt if -- letting the witness object if he wishes to. >> maybe most famous of all, the investigation into watergate. >> i'm not a crook. >> reporter: that had the most dramatic finale of all. >> i shall resign the presidency effective at noon tomorrow. >> reporter: the famous wave and unforgettable exit on live tele

ms. lewinsky that was not appropriate.rong. >> reporter: every moment gripping the nation, including the impeachment hearings. >> the evidence suggests that the eight months included false statements under oath, false statements to the american people. >> reporter: earlier, those sexual harassment allegations against then supreme court nominee clarence thomas, which he denied. the drama playing out in real time. more than 20 million tuning in. >> he would turn the conversation to a discussion of sexual matters. his conversations were very vivid. >> this is a circus. it's a national disgrace. and from my standpoint, as a black american, as far as i'm concerned, it is a high-tech lynching for uppity blacks. >> reporter: and in the '80s, oliver north brought his feisty lawyer to answer questions about iran contra. >> let the witness object if he wishes to. >> sir, i'm not a potted plant. i'm here as the lawyer. that's my job. >> reporter: but maybe most famous of all, the investigation into watergate. >> i'm not a crook. >> r

ms. pelosi: i don't know if he would do it. they have to follow the facts where they lead. reporter: president clinton did that with the deposition and the whitewater, monica lewinsky situation. you talked about the possibility -- you also talked earlier about the importance of balance of powers. you have that in a parliamentary system. we don't that here. that would be extraordinary. ms. pelosi: i do. i think it's something we have to weigh the equity of. when president clinton -- that was -- that wasn't to congress. that wasn't to congress. so we have to understand that we are in an extraordinary circumstance. we've never been to a place like this. the former director of national intelligence say in his speech the other day that watergate pales in comparison to what is happening now. yes, sir. reporter: based on what came out of the hearing yesterday involving attorney general sessions and based on some reports in the white house that maybe the president -- what is your level of confidence in attorney general sessions and do you believe he should still be in that job? ms. pelosi: on march 2 i said he should resign as attorney general. i said attorney general sess