Would you want your scandal aired out to the public? All over national Tv, newspaper and word of mouth. That’s what happened to one of our former presidents William Jefferson Clinton, he was a good president who made poor choices concerning his private life, and instead of being honest he lied about his actions which resulted in major consequences. Former president Bill Clinton was born August 19th, 1946, in Hope Arkansas. William Jefferson Blythe Clinton’s father died three months before he was born. His mother Virginia Cassidy Blythe cared for him, and his grandparents. His grandparents instilled in him the importance of education, by the age of 3 Clinton was reading. In his high school years Clinton attended Boys State a program dedicated
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Fortunately, the white house quickly responded undermining her credibility denying this was true. The people who were loyal to Clinton went so far as to say, "If you drag a hundred-dollar bill through a trailer park, you never know what you'll find,". (Carville CNN). May 6th, 1994 Jones filed a civil lawsuit against Bill wanting 700,000 dollars and a personal apology. For the first time in U.S history a president was subjected to a civil lawsuit for wrong doings, that occurred prior to him being president. Around the time this lawsuit was happening former president Clinton was having an affair with Monica Lewinsky, who at the time was a new intern then given a white house job, the affair lasted 18 months. April 5th, 1996 Lewinsky was transferred to the Pentagon where she met and befriended Linda Tripp. She began telling Linda about her relationships with the president, unbeknownst to her Linda was secretly recording their conversations. Which was later used as evidence against Bill in court. When questioned about the Lewinsky affair, the president was not forthcoming, which lead to charges of perjury and obstruction of justice. No one had seen an impeachment trial happen since 1868, when Andrew Johnson was
Fortunately, the white house quickly responded undermining her credibility denying this was true. The people who were loyal to Clinton went so far as to say, "If you drag a hundred-dollar bill through a trailer park, you never know what you'll find,". (Carville CNN). May 6th, 1994 Jones filed a civil lawsuit against Bill wanting 700,000 dollars and a personal apology. For the first time in U.S history a president was subjected to a civil lawsuit for wrong doings, that occurred prior to him being president. Around the time this lawsuit was happening former president Clinton was having an affair with Monica Lewinsky, who at the time was a new intern then given a white house job, the affair lasted 18 months. April 5th, 1996 Lewinsky was transferred to the Pentagon where she met and befriended Linda Tripp. She began telling Linda about her relationships with the president, unbeknownst to her Linda was secretly recording their conversations. Which was later used as evidence against Bill in court. When questioned about the Lewinsky affair, the president was not forthcoming, which lead to charges of perjury and obstruction of justice. No one had seen an impeachment trial happen since 1868, when Andrew Johnson was