The Clinton-Lewinsky Affair | Under Penalty of Perjury | 3
American Scandal
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4.5 • 19.6K Ratings
🗓️ 23 November 2021
⏱️ 45 minutes
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Summary
Monica Lewinsky suffers a terrible betrayal. As she tries to protect the president, a national scandal erupts.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, Prime Members, you can listen to American Scandal add-free on Amazon Music, download the app today. |
| 0:07.0 | A listener note, this episode contains adult content and references to suicide and may not be suitable for a younger audience. |
| 0:15.0 | It's December 17, 1997 in Washington, D.C. Inside her bedroom, Monica Lewinsky pulls her comforter tight around her shoulders. The night has gotten late and outside her windows, a light wind has begun to blow. |
| 0:40.0 | Lewinsky glances at her clock in size, it's almost 2.30 am and still she can't manage to fall asleep. She's been tossing and turning for hours her mind racing. And it's no surprise why. |
| 0:53.0 | Lewinsky just learned some devastating news from her friend Linda Trip. |
| 0:58.0 | An Arkansas civil servant named Paula Jones has sued Bill Clinton for sexual harassment and Trip was subpoenaed to testify. |
| 1:06.0 | That testimony will be under oath and if Trip is asked about Lewinsky's relationship with the president, she says she'll have to tell them everything she knows. |
| 1:15.0 | As Lewinsky lies wide awake, she tries to reassure herself that she's worrying about nothing. |
| 1:21.0 | There's no way Jones is loyars know about her affair with the president. The issue couldn't come up during Trip's questioning. How could it? |
| 1:29.0 | No, Lewinsky thinks there's no reason to fret. Soon she's going to move to New York. She still has to find a job, but one of Clinton's friends gave her some promising leads. |
| 1:39.0 | So if all goes according to plan, soon she'll put this whole Washington chapter behind her. |
| 1:49.0 | Startle, Lewinsky grabs the phone. Hello? |
| 1:53.0 | Monica, it's Bill. |
| 1:55.0 | Lewinsky's heart slows down when she hears the voice of the president. Oh, hi. |
| 1:59.0 | Listen, Monica, I have some bad news. Betty's brother. He was killed in a car accident today. |
| 2:05.0 | Oh, that's terrible. |
| 2:07.0 | Lewinsky sits up in bed as she processes the news. Betty Curry is Clinton's personal secretary. |
| 2:14.0 | She passes messages between Lewinsky and the president and she's arranged Lewinsky's visits to the White House. |
| 2:20.0 | Lewinsky cares about her deeply. |
| 2:22.0 | Poor Betty. |
| 2:24.0 | She already lost a sister this year. That's too much. |
| 2:28.0 | It's awful. Monica, you might want to send her a card or something. Let her know you're thinking of her. |
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