How did president clinton’s impeachment lead to newt gingrich’s resignation as speaker of the house? gingrich decided that he no longer wanted to work with a president who was convicted of wrongdoing. negative feelings about the attacks on clinton led to a loss of confidence in gingrich. gingrich resigned as speaker so that he could start a campaign to run for president. republicans in congress blamed gingrich for the failure to convict clinton on impeachment charges.