What gets me is the stupidity of doing what he did after he had been the one, as attorney gen. of NY, who had pushed for the software that marked PEP's and that was the same system that caught him!
Further thoughts: since he's obviously not a stupid man, the situation begs the question of whether sexual addiction is involved. If you're out of control it doesn't matter how "smart" you are...
Oh, I don't know, Maria--plenty of stupid people have blind spots. And especially if you're super-powerful and have the press lionizing you and are used to getting your way, I can see how you might start thinking of yourself as (ahem) untouchable.