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1) "Call it what it is, this is Banana Republic stuff!"
Victor Lipman berates Barr in "Forbes" (04/15/19)

Recall Bill's "Cigar Republic Stuff," Vic?

"I did not have sexual relations with that woman, Miss Lewinsky. I never told anybody to lie." President Bill Clinton (01/26/98)

2) Q: Have you ever talked to Monica Lewinsky about the possibility that she might be asked to testify in this (Paula Jones) lawsuit?

A. I'm not sure, and let me tell you why I'm not sure. It seems to me the, the, the – I want to be as accurate as I can here. (cont.)

3) A: (cont.) Seems to me the last time she was there to see Betty before Christmas we were joking about how you-all, with the help of the Rutherford Institute, were going to call every woman I'd ever talked to, and I said, you know –

R. BENNETT: We can't hear you, Mr. President

4) A: And I said you-all might call every woman I ever talked to and ask them that, and so I said you would qualify, or something like that. I don't, I don't think we ever had more of a conversation than that about it, but I might have mentioned something to her about it (cont.)

5) A: (cont.) because when I saw how long the witness list was, or I heard about it, before I saw, but actually by the time I saw it her name was in it, but I think that was after all this had happened. (cont.)

6) A: (cont.) I might have said something like that, so I don't want to say for sure I didn't, because I might have said something like that.

Q. What did Monica Lewinsky say in response?

A. Whatever she said, I don't remember. Probably just some predictable thing.

7) Q. Has it ever been reported to you that Vernon Jordan met with Monica Lewinsky and talked about this case?

A. I knew that he met with her. I think Betty suggested that he meet with her. Anyway, he met with her. (cont.)

8) A: (cont.) I, I thought that he talked to her about something else. I didn't know that – I thought he had given her some advice about her move to New York. Seems like that's what Betty said.

Q. So Betty, Betty Currie suggested that Vernon Jordan meet with Monica Lewinsky?

9) A. I don't know that.

Q. I thought you just said that. I'm sorry.

A. No, I think, I think, I think Betty told me that Vernon talked to her, but I, but my impression was that Vernon was talking to her about her moving to New York. I think that's what Betty said to me.

10) Q. Did you say or do anything whatsoever to create a possibility of Monica Lewinsky getting a job at the U.N.?

A. To my knowledge, no, although I must say I wouldn't have thought there was anything wrong with it. (cont.)

11) A: (cont.) You know, she was a – she had worked in the White House, she had worked in the Defense Department, and she was moving to New York. She was a friend of Betty. I certainly wouldn't have been opposed to it, based on anything I knew, anyway.

12) Q. Well, have you ever given any gifts to Monica Lewinsky?

A. I don't recall. Do you know what they were?

Q. Do you remember giving her an item that had been purchased from The Black Dog store at Martha's Vineyard?

13) A. I do remember that, because when I went on vacation, Betty said that, asked me if I was going to bring some stuff back from The Black Dog, and she said Monica loved, liked that stuff and would like to have a piece of it (cont.)

14) A: (cont,) and I did a lot of Christmas shopping from The Black Dog, and I bought a lot of things for a lot of people, and I gave Betty a couple of the pieces, and she gave I think something to Monica and something to some of the other girls who worked in the office.

15) "As this matter unfolds, the entire country will have more information, but we're in the middle of a feeding frenzy right now, and people are putting out rumor and innuendo ... just to be patient, take a deep breath, and the truth will come out." Hillary Clinton (01/27/98)

16) "The First Lady (Hillary) was a leading advocate of an aggressive strategy attacking Starr, but it was not until her (Today Show) remarks that staff realized counterattacking was their most effective choice, and she was their most effective weapon." Washington Post (01/28/98)

17) Tony Dokoupil interview w/Hillary Clinton, CBS "Sunday Morning" (10/15/18)

Q: "In retrospect, do you think Bill should've resigned in the wake of the Monica Lewinsky scandal?"

A: "Absolutely not"

Q: "It wasn't an abuse of power?"

A: "No. No. She was an adult."

18) "On this occasion, according to Lewinsky, 'he focused on me pretty exclusively,' kissing her bare breasts & fondling her genitals. At one point, the President inserted a cigar into Lewinsky's vagina, then put the cigar in his mouth & said: 'It tastes good.'" Starr Report

19) "After the sexual encounter, Lewinsky saw the President masturbate in the bathroom near the sink." "They engaged in oral-anal contact as well." Starr Report Notes

20) “What feels more important to me than whether I am owed or deserving of a personal apology is my belief that Bill Clinton should want to apologize. I’m less disappointed by him, and more disappointed for him. He would be a better man for it." Monica Lewinsky (11/18)

21) Q: If Bill Clinton were President today, would he "approach the accusations differently?"

A: "I don't think it would be an issue, because people would be using the facts instead of the imagined facts. If the facts were the same today, I wouldn't. (cont.)

22) A: (cont.) "I think I did the right thing. I defended the Constitution. (06/04/18)

A: "I didn't quit. I never thought of resigning & I stood up to it and beat it back. The whole battle was a badge of honor. I don't see it as a stain, because it was illegitimate. (06/20/18)

23) Q: Why did Bill Clinton initiate a sexual relationship with Lewinsky, a barely legal White House intern, at the same time Paula Jones was suing him for sexual harassing her in the workplace while he was Governor of Arkansas?

A: "Because I could." NBC interview (06/20/18)

24) Lewinsky now realizes Clinton's conduct was an "inappropriate abuse of authority, station, and privilege."

"Power differentials (are) so vast between a president and a White House intern ... in such a circumstance. the idea of consent might well be rendered moot." (02/26/18)

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