Monica Lewinsky scandal

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The Monica Lewinsky scandal was a late-1990s political and sexual controversy involving U.S. President Bill Clinton and White House intern Monica Lewinsky that led to Clinton’s impeachment by the House of Representatives.

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instanceOf impeachment scandal ⓘ
political scandal ⓘ
sex scandal ⓘ
cause extramarital affair between Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky ⓘ
charge obstruction of justice ⓘ
perjury ⓘ
chronology preceded by Whitewater controversy ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
endDate 1999 ⓘ
ethicalAspect workplace power imbalance debate ⓘ
evidence blue dress with physical evidence ⓘ
evidenceType secretly recorded telephone conversations ⓘ
hasAspect abuse of power debate ⓘ
obstruction of justice allegations ⓘ
questions of perjury ⓘ
hasContext Clinton administration ⓘ
culture wars in the United States ⓘ
hasMainParticipants Bill Clinton ⓘ
Monica Lewinsky ⓘ
impactOnCulture public discussion of sexual harassment and consent ⓘ
impactOnLaw debate over independent counsel law renewal ⓘ
impactOnMedia rise of 24-hour political scandal coverage ⓘ
involvesOfficeHolder 42nd President of the United States ⓘ
President of the United States ⓘ
ledTo Clinton impeachment ⓘ
surface form: impeachment of Bill Clinton by the U.S. House of Representatives
legalContext independent counsel statute ⓘ
legalOutcome Bill Clinton acquitted by U.S. Senate ⓘ
location White House ⓘ
mediaCoverage intense international media attention ⓘ
mediaTerm Monica Lewinsky scandal self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Clinton–Lewinsky scandal

Lewinsky scandal ⓘ
notableFigureInvolved Hillary Clinton ⓘ
surface form: Hillary Rodham Clinton

Independent Counsel Ken Starr ⓘ
Linda Tripp ⓘ
parliamentaryBodyInvolved United States House of Representatives ⓘ
United States Senate ⓘ
politicalImpact damage to Bill Clinton’s reputation ⓘ
partisan conflict in U.S. Congress ⓘ
publicReaction highly polarized public opinion in the United States ⓘ
relatedInvestigation Ken Starr investigation ⓘ
relatedTo Clinton–Lewinsky relationship ⓘ
Clinton v. Jones ⓘ
surface form: Paula Jones lawsuit

U.S. presidential impeachment process ⓘ
significantEvent Monica Lewinsky scandal self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: impeachment of Bill Clinton
startDate 1995 ⓘ
subjectOf documentaries ⓘ
extensive news coverage ⓘ
numerous books ⓘ
timePeriod late 1990s ⓘ

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Bill Clinton → notableEvent → Monica Lewinsky scandal ⓘ
Monica Lewinsky scandal → significantEvent → Monica Lewinsky scandal self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: impeachment of Bill Clinton
Monica Lewinsky scandal → mediaTerm → Monica Lewinsky scandal self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Clinton–Lewinsky scandal
An Affair of State: The Investigation, Impeachment, and Trial of President Clinton → mainSubject → Monica Lewinsky scandal ⓘ
this entity surface form: Clinton–Lewinsky scandal
An Affair of State: The Investigation, Impeachment, and Trial of President Clinton → aboutEvent → Monica Lewinsky scandal ⓘ
this entity surface form: Clinton–Lewinsky scandal
Monica Lewinsky → notableEvent → Monica Lewinsky scandal ⓘ
this entity surface form: Clinton–Lewinsky scandal
Monica Lewinsky → participantIn → Monica Lewinsky scandal ⓘ
this entity surface form: Clinton–Lewinsky scandal
Linda Tripp → participantIn → Monica Lewinsky scandal ⓘ
this entity surface form: Clinton–Lewinsky scandal
The Human Stain → setDuring → Monica Lewinsky scandal ⓘ
this entity surface form: Clinton–Lewinsky scandal era