Title: Clinton–Lewinsky scandal - Wikipedia
Headings: Clinton–Lewinsky scandal
Clinton–Lewinsky scandal
Contents
Allegations of sexual contact
Denial and subsequent admission
Perjury charges
Impeachment
Aftermath
Effect on 2000 presidential election
Collateral scandals
Personal acceptance
See also
References
Further reading
External links

Content: Some believe that Clinton began a personal relationship with her while she worked at the White House, the details of which she later confided to Linda Tripp, her Defense Department co-worker who secretly recorded their telephone conversations. In January 1998, Tripp discovered that Lewinsky had sworn an affidavit in the Paula Jones case, denying a relationship with Clinton. She delivered tapes to Ken Starr, the independent counsel who was investigating Clinton on other matters, including the Whitewater scandal, the White House FBI files controversy, and the White House travel office controversy. During the grand jury testimony, Clinton's responses were carefully worded, and he argued, "it depends on what the meaning of the word 'is' is," with regard to the truthfulness of his statement that "there is not a sexual relationship, an improper sexual relationship or any other kind of improper relationship." The wide reporting of the scandal led to criticism of the press for over-coverage. This scandal is sometimes referred to as "Monicagate," "Lewinskygate," "Tailgate," "Sexgate," and "Zippergate," following the "-gate" construction that has been used since Watergate . Contents
1 Allegations of sexual contact
2 Denial and subsequent admission
3 Perjury charges
4 Impeachment
5 Aftermath
5.1 Effect on 2000 presidential election
5.2 Collateral scandals
5.3 Personal acceptance
6 See also
7 References
8 Further reading
9 External links
Allegations of sexual contact
Clinton with Lewinsky in February 1997
Monica Lewinsky in May 1997
Lewinsky said she had sexual encounters with Bill Clinton on nine occasions from November 1995 to March 1997. According to her published schedule, First Lady Hillary Clinton was at the White House for at least some portion of seven of those days. In April 1996, Lewinsky's superiors relocated her job to the Pentagon, because they felt she was spending too much time around Clinton. According to his autobiography, then- United Nations Ambassador Bill Richardson was asked by the White House in 1997 to interview Lewinsky for a job on his staff at the UN.