Clinton Lewinsky Scandal

Public humiliation has changed immensely weighing heavily on the creation of the internet introducing the idea of online cyberbullying as opposed to scaffolding in a town square. As modern society revels in putting people on a public pedestal, the scaffold that Hester Prynne is put onto marks her as no longer a person with feelings, just as a negative figure people look upon to make themselves feel higher. After the news broke of Monica Lewinsky’s scandal, people no longer recognized her as a young adult who makes mistakes, but was treated like a person with no emotions and incapable of being affected by her mistakes. As the story went on throughout the internet, she was only represented as a person through the mistake she made just as Hester Prynne was recognized for the crime she committed. Publicly shaming Hester Prynne and Monica Lewinsky is and was a way for people to make themselves feel better and place themselves higher in society.

President Bill Clinton began an affair with Monica Lewinsky, a White House intern, in 1995. Later in 1998, when confronted with questions in regards to an affair with Monica Lewinsky, Clinton lied under oath in front of a grand jury. This, however, was not his first lapse in judgment as viewed by the Senate and Congress. The President and his wife, Hillary, found themselves involved in the Whitewater scandal beginning in 1978. In addition, during his campaign, Clinton was accused of draft dodging and rumors were spread in regards to his possible marriage infidelity. President Bill Clinton continued to find himself caught in the middle of scandals involving: Whitewater, Paula Jones, and most notably, Monica Lewinsky. The way Clinton handled

Some presidents are remembered for their successes and some are remembered for their scandals. William Jefferson Clinton was a president that is known for his biggest affairs with Monica Lewinsky (John Harris). In 1999 Juanita Broaddrick accused 42nd president William Jay Clinton of sexual assault. He was also accused of pardoning his brothers criminal record (Kaizen). Clinton was a president with many success but most of success were overshadowed by his scandalous behaviors.

It was a sexual harassment case in 1994, by Paula Jones, a former Arkansas employee, in which the origins of Bill Clinton’s impeachment start. Ms. Jones made accusations that President Clinton had infringed some of her federal civil rights while she was an employee at Arkansas state while Clinton was the then governor of Arkansas. As per the allegations, President Clinton had

One of the only presidents in United States history to almost be impeached, is Richard Nixon. Richard Nixon is most famously recognized for his watergate scandal, in which Nixon’s administration was accused of committing acts in secret that are against the American constitution. However, this scandal is not the only thing America’s 37th president has to remember about him. During his short time in the White House, the republican Richard Nixon was able to accomplish many things such as signing one of the first environmental protection bills, introducing the famous War on Drugs, which legacy continues to be practiced in America today, as well as officially ending the Vietnam War.

When Bill Clinton became the president of the United States of America some investigations took place when he was accused more than one thing. These investigations were the caused for his impeachment.

On November 5, 1968 Richard M. Nixon was elected the 37th president of the United States. In 1972 Nixon was reelected in a landslide victory. However, His undoing was already in the works. A few months prior to Nixon’s reelection a group of men linked to the Nixon administration were arrested in the Democratic party headquarters in Washington’s Watergate complex and what followed was one of the biggest scandals in presidential history. The Watergate scandal was revealed as a cover-up by the Nixon administration to hide involvement in illegal activities against their opponents and ultimately lead to Nixon’s resignation from his presidency on August 9, 1974. Nixon was granted a full pardon from the Ford administration a month later. A few years later Nixon was paid $600,000 by British TV personality David Frost for a string of in depth television interviews. The last decades of Nixon’s life were spent rebuilding his reputation. He will always be remembered as the face of the embarrassing Watergate scandal. Due to these events no president will ever be trusted.

During this scandal, Clinton was accused of engaging in an extramarital affair in the White House. This led to the impeachment motion in 1998 by the U.S House of Representatives. However, he was acquitted of all charges of perjury and obstruction of justice in the Senate trial. Moreover, his license to practice law was suspended in Arkansas and even by the United States Supreme Court. Besides, he received a fine of $90,000 because of giving a wrong account of the testimony. Like the previous President, the Clinton-Lewinsky Sex Scandal depicts a serious pursuit of the American people to safeguard the respect for the presidency. The fact that the U.S president was subjected to Senate and House of Representative trial and even suspension of his legal license manifest expansion of the oversight roles. Indeed, the president is accountable to the electorate both politically and socially. Again, this scandal revealed the increased scrutiny on the presidency and demand for accountability during that

In January of 1998, Monica Lewinsky filed a sworn affidavit denying sexual relations between the president and her. She also allegedly asked Linda Tripp to lie for her. Tripp wore a wire and recorded conversations between the two. Clinton then denied that the two had a relationship repeatedly and several of his aides were questioned in court as well as several of his personal bodyguards. Next, Lewinsky was given immunity in exchange for the completely true testimony. Soon afterward Clinton admitted to having an inappropriate relationship with Lewinsky and the Starr report was released. Clinton

Linda Tripp recorded over twenty hours of conversation with Lewinsky talking about her affair with Clinton. The Public Broadcasting Service provided the actual Lewinsky-Tripp recordings with several remarks on Lewinsky’s love for Clinton. Lewinsky gushed, “I feel I just need to start over, and I know this is so stupid. But I don't know why I have these feelings. Linda, I never expected to feel this way about him” (“Lewinsky-Tripp Tapes”). Around the same time Lewinsky’s conversations with Tripp were recorded, Lewinsky got called to court for the Paula Jones Case. The Cable News Network shared that Paula Jones, a state employee from Arkansas, claimed that Clinton sexually harassed her. The court demanded that Lewinsky attended to speak about possible sexual harassment from Clinton, but Lewinsky denied any sexual relationship with Clinton. Linda Tripp wanted to clear up the Paula Jones Case, so she released the tapes of Lewinsky to a lawyer and administrator named Kenneth Starr. The news of the Clinton-Lewinsky affair surfaced to the public in January of 1998. The scandal caused political and media disorder. Americans felt betrayed by the president and questioned other lies they have been told. Through all the controversy, Clinton continued to deny the allegations stating, “I did not have sexual relations with that woman, Miss Lewinsky.” In July of 1998, Kenneth Starr summoned Linda Tripp to the court, and she shared

First of all, there were many accusations made against the Clintons. “Back in 1978, when Bill Clinton was attorney general of Arkansas, he and Hillary partnered with James and Susan McDougal to purchase 220 acres of land in the Ozark Mountains of Arkansas that would become the Whitewater Development Corporation. The real estate venture failed, costing the Clintons a reported $40,000 in

The article discusses President Bill Clinton’s affair with Monica Lewinsky and the press coverage of the scandal. The article begins by painting the former President of the United States of America as a thrill seeker who went to far. The Sunday commentary television programs took a hold of the scandal and began questioning the President’s ability to survive politically. The article also suggests the coverage of President Bill Clinton’s scandal with Monica Lewinsky was unique and a “perfect storm.” The writer says the primary hosts for the major networks were out of town in Havana (for the Pope’s visit to Cuba.) He says they had no choice but to rush back to the United States of America to cover the story. The article also pointed out how

In January 1998 most likely under the influence of the president Monica said that she has never had any sexual run-ins with the president. In the length of a work week Linda called Kenneth Star, the “White water independent counsel.” While Linda was wired by the FBI met with Monica. On January, 16 Monica was taken by the FBI to a hotel room and was asked about her sexual run-ins with Bill Clinton. And then she was offered freedom if she went along with them and did what they told her to do with the case. A couple of days later the story about Bill’s sexual run-ins with Monica. Then his famous quote came out saying that “I did not have sexual relations with that

Clinton’s scandal surfaced in 1998 and damaged his political career and reputation. Although his actions ended in his impeachment, his work still had a positive effect on the United States. Nadler explains if a leader of a nation’s personal life interferes with their job performance, then it should become the public’s knowledge. In other words, a politician's personal life should only be known by the public if it affects the public in a negative way. The article, “Bill Clinton 1993-2001,” explains the notions of some Americans after the scandal, “The majority of the people still see Clinton as having their best interests at heart. They think he was on their side, interested in them, and working for them.” The article goes in depth to say that despite his secret affair with Monica Lewinsky, his professional life was very successful. Additionally the article adds that he had success in social programs and budgeting in general, along with fixing the the government expenses. It was also said that Clinton accomplished all of these goals despite the bitter Congress he faced. Clinton’s goals for the nation did not interfere with his personal, self goals, or actions. A politician's personal life, like Bill Clinton’s, should not even be brought to the public’s attention as it did not affect the public and their

On January 17th, 1998, President Clinton videotaped a deposition for the Paula Jones lawsuit against him. December 19th, eleven months later, Bill Clinton became only the second president in our nation’s history to face impeachment from congress. The 1998-1999 was a tumultuous year for the President, the media, and the American people as a whole.