Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) suggested the past 'predatory' sexual behavior of former President Bill Clinton should receive more attention if Hillary Clinton makes another White House run, but backed off claiming that Bill's actions should impact Hillary's chances.
Complaining that Democrats claim Republicans are waging a 'war on women,' Paul noted that 'one of the work place laws and rules that I think are good is that bosses shouldn't prey on young interns in their office.'
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'The media seems to have given President Clinton a pass on this,' Paul said on NBC's 'Meet the Press.' '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.'
'We shouldn't want to associate with people who would take advantage of a young girl in his office,' Paul said. 'This isn't having an affair.
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'It's a factor,' Paul said. 'Now it's not Hillary's fault. But it is a factor in judging Bill Clinton in history.'
Paul, who defended his father, former libertarian presidential candidate and Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas), earlier in the interview, was asked about the Clintons due to comments by his wife Kelley in a September profile in Vogue. She said Bill Clinton's behavior was 'predatory.'
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Asked if Hillary should be judged on Bill's behavior, Paul said: 'No. I'm not saying that. This was with regard to the Clintons. It's hard enough to separate one from the other.'
Appearing after Paul on the show, Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) retorted that 'Hillary Clinton has established her own reputation and her own name and her own basis for running for president should she choose to do it.'
'For goodness sakes, let's judge Hillary Clinton based on her talents and her vision of America should she choose to run for president,' Durbin said.
Noting Bill Clinton's actions 'have been litigated in the public square for over a decade,' Durbin said that 'if the Republicans like my friend - and he is my friend - Sen. Paul want to dwell on these chapters in the past, I don't think it's going to have much resonance.'
dfriedman@nydailynews.com
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