Clinton–Lewinsky scandal
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+ | The '''Monica Lewinsky scandal''' was a [[political scandal|political]]-[[sex scandal]] emerging from a [[sexual relationship]] between [[President of the United States of America|United States President]] [[Bill Clinton]] and a then 22-year-old [[White House]] [[intern]], [[Monica Lewinsky]]. The news of this [[extra-marital affair]] and the resulting investigation eventually led to the [[Impeachment of Bill Clinton|impeachment of President Clinton]] in 1998 by the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. House of Representatives]] and his subsequent acquittal on all charges (of [[perjury]] and [[obstruction of justice]]) in a 21-day [[United States Senate|Senate]] trial. | ||
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+ | In 1995, [[Monica Lewinsky]], a graduate of [[Lewis & Clark College]], was hired to work as an intern at the White House during Clinton's first term. The two began a sexual relationship. | ||
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+ | As Lewinsky's relationship with the President became more distant and after she had left the White House to work at the [[The Pentagon|Pentagon]], Lewinsky confided details of her feelings and the President's behavior to her friend and Defense Department co-worker [[Linda Tripp]] who secretly recorded their telephone conversations. When Tripp discovered in January 1998 that Lewinsky had signed an [[affidavit]] in the [[Paula Jones]] case denying a relationship with Clinton, she delivered the tapes to [[Kenneth Starr]], the [[United States Office of the Independent Counsel|independent counsel]] who was investigating the President on various other matters, including the [[Whitewater scandal]], [[Filegate]], and [[Travelgate]]. | ||
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The Monica Lewinsky scandal was a political-sex scandal emerging from a sexual relationship between United States President Bill Clinton and a then 22-year-old White House intern, Monica Lewinsky. The news of this extra-marital affair and the resulting investigation eventually led to the impeachment of President Clinton in 1998 by the U.S. House of Representatives and his subsequent acquittal on all charges (of perjury and obstruction of justice) in a 21-day Senate trial.
In 1995, Monica Lewinsky, a graduate of Lewis & Clark College, was hired to work as an intern at the White House during Clinton's first term. The two began a sexual relationship.
As Lewinsky's relationship with the President became more distant and after she had left the White House to work at the Pentagon, Lewinsky confided details of her feelings and the President's behavior to her friend and Defense Department co-worker Linda Tripp who secretly recorded their telephone conversations. When Tripp discovered in January 1998 that Lewinsky had signed an affidavit in the Paula Jones case denying a relationship with Clinton, she delivered the tapes to Kenneth Starr, the independent counsel who was investigating the President on various other matters, including the Whitewater scandal, Filegate, and Travelgate.