In the film “Impeachment,” Bill Clinton says he never had sexual relations with Monica Lewinsky. But the whole world is not buying his story. Despite the fact that he was caught on tape kissing and hugging Lewinsky, he insists on going over a list of women he has intercoursed with.
Clinton denied having sexual relations with Monica Lewinsky
Bill Clinton denied having any sexual relations with Monica Lewinsky. Clinton has said that he never touched her genitalia, anus, breast, or inner thigh. The chasm between the two men allowed for exploitation to flourish. The FBI sting operation was described in non-consensual terms by Kenneth Starr.
In his deposition, President Clinton denied having “sexual relations” with Monica Lewinsky, but did not define the term “sexual relationship.” The answer rests on the definition of “sexual relationship” that he offered to Judge Wright during the hearing. A sexual relationship requires physical intercourse.
When the allegations first emerged, Hillary Clinton publicly defended her husband. Later, however, she told Starr that she did have an affair, which led him to acknowledge it. Hillary Clinton said she found the ordeal the most difficult part, especially since it involved her daughter, Chelsea.
Lewinsky performed oral sex on the President
Monica Lewinsky testified that she and President Clinton had a physical relationship that included oral sex. She even performed oral sex on the President, but President Clinton never performed oral sex on her. She said that she thought the President did not trust her enough or did not know her well enough. The President denied having oral sex, but he later admitted to having ejaculated on her during their two sexual encounters.
After the first sex, Ms. Lewinsky had noticed some stains on her dress. A lab test revealed that the stains were semen. She also gave the President an e-mail indicating that she had been chewing Altoids before having oral sex. When President Clinton arrived at her house, Ms. Lewinsky was already chewing on Altoids. She then kissed the President.
Clinton’s definition of “sexual relations” in the Violence Against Women Act
Clinton’s legal team and Monica Lewinsky’s attorneys have defined “sexual relations” in the Violence Against Woman Act as “intentional physical contact involving the genitals or other body parts.” In other words, “sex” means touching an object to cause it to touch another object. However, if oral sex does not involve the body parts in question, it does not fall under the Act’s definition.
This word-wiggle will do little to help Clinton politically. In a recent televised newscast, Clinton insisted that he did not have sexual relations with Miss Lewinsky. But television newscasts do not use a lawyerly definition of sex. Eighty-seven percent of respondents said oral sex is sex. While hiding behind tortuous legalism might help Clinton get through testimony and avoid the embarrassing questions about his relationship with Lewinsky, it will not pass the laugh test with the American people.
Lewinsky’s semen-stained blue dress
The semen-stained blue dress worn by Monica Lewinsky during the affair has become a powerful piece of evidence in the Clinton scandal. Initially, Lewinsky didn’t realize that her dress was semen-stained until she told confidante Linda Tripp. Tripp had been secretly recording Lewinsky’s phone conversations, and she knew that the semen-stained blue dress was her best chance of providing physical evidence.
Despite the controversy surrounding this story, it is important to remember that the semen-stained blue dress was given to Lewinsky by President Clinton. Although the FBI conducted DNA testing on the dress, it found no signs of a relationship. This story will take time to resolve.