Former President Bill Clinton has not escaped controversy since leaving office and may even face another impeachment, primarily for a pardon of fugitive financier Marc Rich.The pardon is becoming an issue because of accusations that Rich’s ex-wife, Denise Rich, may have illegally funneled money from Switzerland to the Clintons or other Democrats, according to CNN.com. Democrats want to move away from the negative portrayals of the former president, said Steffen Schmidt, university professor of political science.”I know that the Democrats as a party are really frantic. … They would like to move on to the 2002 Senate and House races and 2004 presidential election,” Schmidt said. “With Clinton still in the news in a negative way, it prevents them from doing this. Clinton’s relationship with the Democratic Party has been damaged, whereas up to now it was relatively good.”The House of Representatives is trying to determine whether Rich was still a U.S. citizen during his 17-year run from the law. If Rich is was not a citizen, then the money he or people representing him may have donated would be illegal, according to CNN.com.”I think this hurts Clinton — lots of people who supported him though the impeachment trial have said that this is a really bad move,” said Robert Lowry, associate professor of political science. “People like [Rep.] Barney Frank, [D-Mass.], who was one of his die-hard supporters, are not supporting him.”Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Penn., has raised the question of a possible retro-active second impeachment of Clinton — even though the office was taken over by President George W. Bush nearly a month ago.”I do not know if that is possible, and I am sure that it has never been done before,” Schmidt said. “Something very unusual is going to be tried.”Focusing on the past, Lowry said, will do Republicans little good.”I think it would be a bad political move to re-impeach Clinton,” he said. “He is getting enough bad press to hurt himself. There is a saying when someone is shooting themselves in the foot — just move and let them do it. The Republicans should be focusing on the future House and Senate races and the proposed tax plan.”Schmidt said Americans, in general, would not be in favor of another impeachment hearing against Clinton.”It certainly is an unusual situation. … It is part of the Republicans’ plans to destroy Clinton,” he said. “It would be a mistake to try to impeach Clinton. I think the American public wants Clinton to pay for his mistakes, but they can’t stomach another impeachment trial.”Last week, House Republicans held a hearing on the Clinton pardon and subpoenas for the records of donors to the Clinton Library in Arkansas. However, Lowry said action against the former president most likely will not be initiated by the Legislature.”I have heard the U.S. attorney who has jurisdiction over the case is looking in to it,” Lowry said. “She could bring charges, which is much more likely than Congress doing something.”