 Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Muna November 1997, Paul akanga ari mumwe wevaRepublican gumi nevasere muImba kuti atsigire chisarudzo naBob Barr icho chakatsvaka kutanga kuferefeta kupomerwa mhosva kwaMutungamiri Bill Clinton. Chisarudzo chacho chakanga chisina kududza mhosva ipi neipi kana kuti kutaura kupi nokupi. Uyu wakanga uri muedzo wokutanga wokubvisa Clinton pachigaro, wakatangira kuputika kwenyaya yaClinton naLewinsky. Kuputika kwenyonganiso iyoyo pakupedzisira kwaizotungamirira kunhamburiko yakakomba zvikuru yokugadza Clinton muna 1998. Musi waOctober 8, 1998, Paul akavhota achitsigira mutemo wakanga wapasiswa kuti atange kuferefetwa. Musi waDecember 19, 1998, Paul akavhota achitsigira zvose zvikamu zvina zvokumhanara Clinton zviviri chete zvacho ndizvo zvakagamuchira ruzhinji rwaidiwa rwemavhoti. Mazuva maviri pamberi pezvi, pana December 16, Paul akanga ataura kuti aizovhotera kupomerwa mhosva kwakavakirwa pakurwiswa kwemauto kwaClinton kuMiddle East, kureva kurwiswa kweIraq muna 1998 uye Operation Infinite Reach, uye kwete chaizvoizvo nhau yaLewinsky, iyo yaakarondedzera seyakakomba zvikuru kupfuura kusatevedza bumbiro remitemo kwevatungamiri vanoita hondo. 