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[[Image:963.jpg|right|thumb|Monica Lewinsky on the cover of ''Time'' magazine.]]

[[Image:963.jpg|right|thumb|Monica Lewinsky on the cover of ''Time'' magazine.]]

'''Monica Lewinsky''' was an [[intern]] in the [[White House]] during the Presidency of [[Bill Clinton]]. She had an affair with Clinton, which he subsequently [[perjury|lied about while under oath]] in a [[deposition]] during a civil lawsuit brought by [[Paula Jones]], who charged Clinton with [[sexual harassment]]. Disclosure of Clinton's lies about Lewinsky led to his [[impeachment]].

'''Monica Lewinsky''' was an [[intern]] in the [[White House]] during the Presidency of [[Bill Clinton]]. She had an affair with President Bill Clinton, which Clinton subsequently [[perjury|lied about while under oath]] in a [[deposition]] during a civil lawsuit brought by [[Paula Jones]].  Jones sued Clinton over allegations of [[sexual harassment]] while she was employed by the State of Arkansas. Having been found in [[contempt of court]] for lying under oath, a federal crime, Clinton was [[impeachment]]ed by the [[House of Representatives]].

Clinton sought to keep Lewinsky from publicizing their affair by finding her a job, and on October 31, 1997, Ambassador [[Bill Richardson]], along with two assistants, traveled to Washington to interview Lewinsky at the [[Watergate]] hotel for a job at the [[United Nations]].<ref>Clinton scandal Time Line, [https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/special/clinton/timeline.htm ''Washington Post''], September 13, 1998, Page A32.</ref> Democratic Presidential Adviser [[Vernon Jordan]] found her employment with [[Revlon]]—a company at which Jordan was a board member -- <ref>[https://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/1998/01/22/lewinsky/ Lewinsky's Leap From 'Nobody' To News Headlines], [[CNN]] AllPolitics, January 22, 1998.</ref> starting at $80,000 per year.<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/special/clinton/stories/job013198.htm N.Y. Job Offer Coincides With Lewinsky Affidavit], By Amy Goldstein, ''Washington Post'', January 31, 1998; Page A13.</ref>

Clinton sought to keep Lewinsky from publicizing their affair by finding her a job, and on October 31, 1997, Ambassador [[Bill Richardson]], along with two assistants, traveled to Washington to interview Lewinsky at the [[Watergate]] hotel for a job at the [[United Nations]].<ref>Clinton scandal Time Line, [https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/special/clinton/timeline.htm ''Washington Post''], September 13, 1998, Page A32.</ref> Democratic Presidential Adviser [[Vernon Jordan]] found her employment with [[Revlon]]—a company at which Jordan was a board member -- <ref>[https://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/1998/01/22/lewinsky/ Lewinsky's Leap From 'Nobody' To News Headlines], [[CNN]] AllPolitics, January 22, 1998.</ref> starting at $80,000 per year.<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/special/clinton/stories/job013198.htm N.Y. Job Offer Coincides With Lewinsky Affidavit], By Amy Goldstein, ''Washington Post'', January 31, 1998; Page A13.</ref>