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New Clinton Docs Shed Light On Lewinsky Fallout
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| Former President Clinton with Monica Lewinsky |
The National Archives has released documents showing how the White House sought to defend President Bill Clinton against the political fallout from his affair with intern Monica Lewinsky.
The papers, released Friday in conjunction with Mr. Clinton's presidential library, include lists of talking points, questions prepared for media interviews and efforts to steer the president through impeachment proceedings sparked by the scandal.
Many records involving Lewinsky are redacted. Two emails that were not released, for example, included the subject line "Monica drinking game."
One email in 1996 showed White House aide Patty Thomason trying to firm up plans to transfer Lewinsky to a job at the Pentagon.
"We are working closely with DOD to make this happen for Monica," Thomason wrote. "We have not finalized the deal but are working toward that end."
Another document released Friday shed light on Lewinsky's job at the White House. In it, Lewinsky sent an official request to hang a picture of Clinton, signing a telecommunications bill, in a White House legislative affairs office.
After the scandal involving Lewinsky began gathering steam, several emails discussed how the White House should coordinate its pushback. One advises officials to emphasize that "a private mistake does not amount to an impeachable action."
About 10,000 pages of Clinton administration records were released Friday - the final release of a total of 30,000 documents made public - involving topics including Lewinsky, the Whitewater investigation and the death of Deputy White House Counsel Vincent Foster.
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