Hillary Clinton on Monica Lewinsky Scandal: Former Secretary of State Says She Has Moved on
It's been over a decade since the Monica Lewinsky White House scandal with former U.S. President Bill Clinton.
However, it was just last month that Monica Lewinsky decided to open up about the affair in a Vanity Fair essay entitled, " Shame and Survival."
She wrote, "Sure, my boss took advantage of me, but I will always remain firm on this point: it was a consensual relationship. Any 'abuse' came in the aftermath, when I was made a scapegoat in order to protect his powerful position. ... The Clinton administration, the special prosecutor's minions, the political operatives on both sides of the aisle, and the media were able to brand me. And that brand stuck, in part because it was imbued with power."
To read the full essay, click here.
Despite Lewinsky's attempt to come forward and finally speak out about what happened, Clinton's wife and former U.S. Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton is going on record to say that she's completely over it and has moved on from the Monica Lewinsky scandal.
The New York Times reports that Clinton sat down and spoke with People Magazine for their June issue. She revealed that she'd never read Lewinsky's Vanity Fair issue and that she never intends to.
"I think everybody needs to look to the future," Mrs. Clinton told People.
The topic of whether Clinton called Lewinsky a "narcissistic loony toon" came up during the interview also, but Clinton kept her poker face on and neither confirmed nor denied it.
She responded, "I'm not going to comment on what did and didn't happen."
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The rest of the People Magazine interview took a different turn and focused on Clinton's run for presidency.
Although Clinton had been very vocal about running for President in the past, she admits that these days, after becoming a grandmother, she's conflicted on what to do.
"I know I have a decision to make,' she said. 'But part of what I've been thinking about, is everything I'm interested in and everything I enjoy doing -- and with the extra added joy of 'I'm about to become a grandmother,' I want to live in the moment."
She continued, "At the same time, I am concerned about what I see happening in the country and in the world. Through the next months, I will think more about what role I can or, in my mind, should play.'
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Clinton's full interview with People Magazine hits stands on June 16.
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