A government report finds that Monica Lewinsky was mistreated during the 1998 affair investigation . The counsel -- which was led by Ken Starr -- was investigating Clinton for a number of issues , including his extramarital affair with Lewinsky . Lewinsky , who had an affair with President Bill Clinton starting in 1995 , was hounded by agents to cooperate in the investigation . In doing so , the agents did not allow Lewinsky to contact her lawyer and confronted her with a `` false affidavit '' which she signed without reading it or knowing what it said.'"
A government report finds that Monica Lewinsky was mistreated during the 1998 affair investigation . Lewinsky , who had an affair with President Bill Clinton starting in 1995 , was hounded by agents to cooperate in the investigation . In doing so , the agents did not allow Lewinsky to contact her lawyer and confronted her with a `` false affidavit '' which she signed without reading it or knowing what it said.'"