Yet the right takes at face value all the Clinton accusations. The only thing we know for sure he got blowjob from a seemingly willing Lewinsky in the oval office. Everything else is hearsay. Yet Clinton's accusers are paraded around like prized racehorses.
I keep reading this, so I suspect it comes from some left-wing talking point source. The problem is that it is just not true.
First, Clinton was sued for sexual assault by Paula Jones and a related claim for sexual harassment under Arkansas law, which is simply not friendly to plaintiffs. The judge initially dismissed the case on summary judgment, finding that the inappropriate behavior "was brief and isolated; did not result in any physical harm ... did not result in distress so severe that no reasonable person could be expected to endure it." The judge also held, "Although the governor's alleged conduct, if true, may certainly be characterized as boorish and offensive, even a most charitable reading of the record in this case fails to reveal a basis for a claim of criminal sexual assault."
The motion for summary judgment was based on Clinton's declaration that he did nothing improper in the hotel with Jones and also in part on the declaration from Lewinsky, who stated that she did not have any sexual relations with Clinton, thereby affirming Clinton's deposition testimony. Jones appealed that decision (for good reason) and the appeal was still pending when Clinton paid $850,000 to settle the claim - for sexual assault and sexual harassment.
While the Jones case was pending and during discovery on that case, the Lewinsky sexual shenanigans came to light. What is most troubling about that affair is the depth of dishonesty Clinton employed in deposition. He was testifying under penalty of perjury, and stated under oath on January 17, 1998 that he could not recall ever being alone with Lewinsky. The evidence later showed that he had received a blowjob from Lewinsky on December 28, 1997 -
less than 3 weeks earlier. He further denied every having an affair with Lewinsky, or any sexual contact as that term was defined in the deposition (to include blowjobs, by the way).
So to sum up what we know for a fact to be true - Jones sued for sexual harassment and sexual assault, Clinton's team suborned perjury to defend that claim, the claim was settled for a significant sum of money, Clinton had a relationship with Lewinsky that lasted for months, and Clinton perjured himself repeatedly about that relationship.
Look, I get that as time passes, people forget things, but some don't and Google never does. Therefore, please drop the "oh he had willing blowjobs from an intern and nothing more" argument. He paid a ****-ton of money to Jones to settle her suit, for sexual assault.
The comparison as to Trump should be between the women who accuse Clinton of rape - Broadrick - and violent sexual assault - Willey, Wellstone but have not had the charges litigated or proven.
As is the case with the Turmp accusations.
Both deserve consideration since it is unlikely a large group of women would make these accusations just for fun, no??
