It is patently unAmerican to pass legal judgement on the basis of the subject's friendships.
It is sad to see that a self-described conservative such as you are puts his emotions before the high standards that made this country what it is --- the country of laws. With conservatives like this, who needs Clinton to destroy the country?
Since when has the presumption of innocence under the law been equivalent to the presumption on innocence in the court of public opinion?