Yet just when the ruling party and the opposition were embroiled in conflict over the constitutional framework and efforts to oust the president, rumors of a scandal in the Presidential Palace broke out. The one who leaked the rumor was alleged to be Vice President Annette Lu. This ultimately implied an internal struggle within the Office of the President, thus further complicating the political chaos and dashing hopes of a resolution.
然而就在朝野為憲政體制和罷免總統爭論不休之際，卻又爆發出總統府誹聞傳聞，並將放話者直指副總統呂秀蓮，最後更牽扯出總統府內鬥爭的說法，於是政壇亂象更加複雜難解。