Bill Clinton sexual misconduct allegations

Bill Clinton, the 42nd President of the United States, has been publicly accused by three women of sexual misconduct; one woman (Juanita Broaddrick) has publicly accused him of rape, another (Kathleen Willey) states Clinton groped her without consent, and a third accuser (Paula Jones) states that Clinton sexually harassed her. No other woman has publicly accused Clinton of sexual misconduct, although many others have accused him of adultery, and rumors of additional sexual misconduct have been publicized in tabloid magazines and on the Internet.

Of all the allegations made against him regarding his sexual history, Clinton has only admitted extramarital relationships with Monica Lewinsky and Gennifer Flowers. Through his representatives, he has responded to the allegations by attempting to discredit the credibility of the accusers, noting that (in the case of Broaddrick and Willey) they previously testified, under oath, that Clinton never made unwanted advances.[1]

Juanita Broaddrick

In a 1999 episode of Dateline NBC, former Clinton volunteer Juanita Broaddrick alleged that in the late 1970s, Bill Clinton raped her in her hotel room. According to Broaddrick, she agreed to meet with Clinton for coffee in the lobby of her hotel, but Clinton asked if they could go to her room to avoid a crowd of reporters. Once Clinton had isolated her in her hotel room, he sexually assaulted her. Broaddrick stated Clinton injured her lip by biting it during the assault. [2] [3] [4] In 1999, Clinton denied Broaddrick's allegations through his lawyer.

Broaddrick's public allegation of rape on NBC in 1999 contradicted her sworn testimony in the Jones case, in which she denied that Clinton made sexual advances toward her.[1] Supporters of Clinton have questioned her account by noting that Broaddrick continued to support Clinton, and appear at public events on his behalf, weeks after the alleged rape.[1]

Broaddrick's allegations resurfaced in the 2016 presidential campaign. In various media interviews, Broaddrick stated that Clinton raped her and that Hillary Clinton knew about it, and tried to threaten Broaddrick into remaining silent.[5] Broaddrick also states that she supports Donald Trump for President.[6]

Paula Jones

According to Jones's account, on May 8, 1991, she was escorted to Clinton's hotel room in the Excelsior[7][8][9] (now Little Rock Marriott) Hotel in Little Rock, Arkansas, where he propositioned and exposed himself to her. She claimed she kept quiet about the incident until 1994, when a David Brock story in the American Spectator magazine printed an account. In any case, in 1994, Jones filed a federal lawsuit against Clinton, alleging sexual harassment. In the Discovery stage of the suit, Jones's lawyers had the opportunity to question Clinton under oath about his sexual history; in the course of this testimony, Clinton denied having had a sexual affair with Monica Lewinsky, a denial that (once his affair with Lewinsky was exposed) would lead to his impeachment for perjury and obstruction of justice.[10]

In April 1998, the case was dismissed by Republican Judge Susan Webber Wright as lacking legal merit.[11] But Jones appealed Webber Wright's ruling, and her suit gained traction following Clinton's admission to having an affair with Monica Lewinsky in August 1998.[12]

On appeal, in the midst of his trial for impeachment based on false testimony in the Jones case (about his affair with Monica Lewinsky), Clinton was faced with the prospect of having to go under oath again and testify more about his sexual history. Instead, Clinton agreed to an out-of-court settlement, paying Jones and her lawyers $850,000 to drop the suit.[13] Clinton's lawyer said that the President made the settlement only so he could end the lawsuit for good and move on with his life.[14] Clinton's critics interpret the settlement as an admission of guilt.

Kathleen Willey

In 1998, Kathleen Willey alleged Clinton groped her in a hallway in 1993. An independent counsel determined Willey gave "false information" to the FBI, inconsistent with sworn testimony related to the Jones allegation.[15] Willey dodged perjury charges after Kenneth Starr granted her immunity for her testimony.[15][16] But Starr did not view her allegations as sufficiently credible to pursue them further.

Linda Tripp, the Clinton Administration staffer who secretly taped her phone conversations with Monica Lewinsky in order to expose the latter's affair with the President, testified under oath that Willey's sexual contact with President Clinton in 1993 was consensual, that Willey had been flirting with the President, and that Willey was happy and excited following her 1993 encounter with Clinton.[17]

References

  1. 1 2 3 http://www.vox.com/2016/1/6/10722580/bill-clinton-juanita-broaddrick
  2. ↑ http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/special/clinton/stories/janedoe022099.htm
  3. ↑ Archive.org record from February 2006, of Capitol Hill Blue's original record; Full Transcript of NBC Dateline report on Juanita Broaddrick; February 1999.
  4. ↑ "Clinton Accuser's Story Aired". The Washington Post. March 14, 1999. Retrieved April 26, 2010.
  5. ↑ http://www.nationalreview.com/article/430081/she-threatened-me-juanita-broaddrick-hillarys-role-covering-bill-clinton
  6. ↑ http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/jan/7/juanita-broaddrick-bill-clinton-rape-accuser-endor/
  7. ↑ Clinton v. Jones, No. 95-1853 U.S. (1997-05-27).
  8. ↑ "Key Events in Paula Jones's Sexual Harassment Case Against President Clinton". Retrieved 2007-09-26.
  9. ↑ "Top 8 Clinton Scandal Sites". Retrieved 2007-09-26.
  10. ↑ Tiersma, Peter. "The Language of Perjury", languageandlaw.org, 20 November 2007
  11. ↑ "Clinton Welcomes Jones Decision; Appeal Likely". CNN. April 2, 1998. Retrieved September 11, 2011.
  12. ↑ "Text of Jones's Appeal". The Washington Post. July 31, 1998. Retrieved August 25, 2010.
  13. ↑ "Appeals court ponders Paula Jones settlement". CNN. November 18, 1998. Retrieved September 11, 2011.
  14. ↑ Baker, Peter (November 14, 1998). "Clinton Settles Paula Jones Lawsuit for $850,000". The Washington Post. Retrieved October 27, 2011.
  15. 1 2 "The Lives Of Kathleen Willey". CNN. March 30, 1998. Retrieved September 11, 2011.
  16. ↑ Clines, Francis X. (March 14, 1998). "Testing of a President: The Accuser; Jones Lawyers Issue Files Alleging Clinton Pattern of Harassment of Women". The New York Times. Retrieved March 20, 2008. The Presidential deposition released today confirmed several revelations reported earlier, including Mr. Clinton's confirmation... that he had had sex with Gennifer Flowers, a one-time Arkansas worker.
  17. ↑ http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/special/clinton/stories/willey110198.htm
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