Bill Clinton’s book tour with James Patterson on their co-authored presidential thriller is turning into a rehash of the Monica Lewinsky affair. It started on CBS last
Factual as his statements may have been, it is safe to predict this will not go well for him. From the interview with NBC’s Craig Melvin:
He said he “felt terrible” about the affair back then and has come “to grips with it.”
“Nobody believes I got out of that for free,” he said. “I left the White House 16 million dollars in debt.”
Clinton grew defensive when Melvin asked him to review the case against him in light of the current “#metoo” movement, referencing an essay Lewinsky penned in Vanity Fair earlier this year, suggesting Clinton may have abused his power to his advantage.
Clinton said that Melvin and others in the media are “giving one side” and “omitting facts” about the affair that led to his impeachment. He said he was right in fighting the impeachment proceedings because the facts of his investigation don’t fall in to the same category as other cases that have been spawned by the “#metoo” movement.
“A lot of the facts have been conveniently omitted to make the story work, I think partly because they were frustrated that they got all these serious allegations against the current occupant of the Oval Office,” Clinton told NBC. “And his voters don’t seem to care.”
“Do you think President Kennedy should have resigned? Do you believe President Johnson should have resigned? Somebody should ask you these questions because of the way you formulate the questions,” Clinton told Melvin. “I dealt with it 20 years ago plus and the American people, two-thirds of them stayed with me and I’ve tried to do a good job since then with my life and my work since then and that’s all I have to say to you.”