Monica Lewinsky scandal
Oval Office controversy
The Monica Lewinsky scandal was a 1998 political crisis involving U.S.
President Bill Clinton's sexual relationship with White House intern Monica Lewinsky.
Clinton's initial denial under oath—I did not have sexual relations with that woman—led to impeachment proceedings for perjury and obstruction of justice.
The Senate acquitted him.
The scandal made Lewinsky's name synonymous with presidential misconduct and revived public debate about the line between private behavior and public accountability.
- impeachmentCharging officials with misconduct
- affairRomantic entanglement outside commitment
- sexual relationsPhysical intimate contact
- oral sexMouth-to-genital stimulation
- cigarWrapped tobacco for smoking
Clinton · blue dress · Starr · intern · White House · perjury · infidelity · testimony · Oval Office · stain · beret · grand jury · special prosecutor · obstruction · tapes · subpoena · denial · hearings
Monica Lewinsky scandalWatergate
1970s political crisis
forced resignation · Iran-Contra affair · criminal conviction · removal from office · Pentagon Papers
Monica Lewinsky scandalWatergate
1970s political crisis
Iran-Contra · abuse of power · constitutional crisis · treason · war crimes
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