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Top 10 Political Sex Scandals and the Books Written About Them
This article chronicles the ten most salacious, high-profile, political sex scandals in United States history and, where applicable, cites books written about or mentioning those scandals.
1. President Bill Clinton
The most notorious political sex scandal in American history occurred between 42nd President of the United States, Bill Clinton, and 22-year-old White House intern Monica Lewinsky.
During his political career, which included multiple terms as Governor of Arkansas and one term as state Attorney General, Clinton was rumored to have been involved in various sex scandals. One of those scandals--bound to the Lewinsky matter--involved former Arkansas state employee, Paula Jones. Paula Jones alleged, inter alia, that when Clinton was Governor he ordered a state trooper to bring her to a room at the Excelsior Hotel in Little Rock, Arkansas, where Clinton propositioned her, dropped his pants, and exposed his genitals.
After he was elected President, but prior to the expiration of the statute of limitations, Paula Jones instituted a sexual harassment lawsuit against the President arising out of the Excelsior incident. Clinton initially raised several constitutional arguments as to why a sitting president should not be required to respond to civil litigation. Eventually, the issue came before the United States Supreme Court which unanimously ruled against the President: "Deferral of this litigation until petitioner's Presidency ends is not constitutionally required."
1. President Bill Clinton
The most notorious political sex scandal in American history occurred between 42nd President of the United States, Bill Clinton, and 22-year-old White House intern Monica Lewinsky.
During his political career, which included multiple terms as Governor of Arkansas and one term as state Attorney General, Clinton was rumored to have been involved in various sex scandals. One of those scandals--bound to the Lewinsky matter--involved former Arkansas state employee, Paula Jones. Paula Jones alleged, inter alia, that when Clinton was Governor he ordered a state trooper to bring her to a room at the Excelsior Hotel in Little Rock, Arkansas, where Clinton propositioned her, dropped his pants, and exposed his genitals.
After he was elected President, but prior to the expiration of the statute of limitations, Paula Jones instituted a sexual harassment lawsuit against the President arising out of the Excelsior incident. Clinton initially raised several constitutional arguments as to why a sitting president should not be required to respond to civil litigation. Eventually, the issue came before the United States Supreme Court which unanimously ruled against the President: "Deferral of this litigation until petitioner's Presidency ends is not constitutionally required."
Comments
Too bad about Clinton, he was actually a good President.
To jump on the bandwagon... I do think it has book potential too! :)
lol I wzsjust thinking the same thing Betty...great article J.C.!
Wow, Are you interested a bit in this subject! You could write a book! :)
Good book recommendations! Juicy!
Whoa, such an in-depth guide! Great writeup. It's so disturbing how scandalous everything seems to be, and apparently not just these days. :) Oh ya, and thanks for the personal finance nomination. That was so thoughtful of you. Thank you!
no good politicians, Clinton lied on the witness stand, should have been impeached
Yep, ole' Tom and Sally....I was way disappointed in him when I learned of this...up until that point I thought he was awesome. Great job, JC! This was very interesting to read.
Ditto Roz! This is certainly one to revisit
Wow, did all the pages and they kept my interest. Very good article.
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