Monica Lewinsky agrees to testify to grand jury

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Lucas Paul Richert (University of Saskatchewan)

The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 3.2.4: American (US) Writing and Culture: Postwar and Contemporary, 1945-present.
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In exchange for full immunity, Monica Lewinsky agreed to testify to Kenneth Starr’s grand jury investigation on Whitewater. On 6 August Lewinsky testified that she had had a sexual relationship with President Clinton; however, she made clear that she had not been instructed to lie. On 17 August President Clinton acknowledged his having had an inappropriate relationship with Lewinsky to the nation during a televised address on 17 August. On 9 September Kenneth Starr sent to the House of Representatives what he called ‘substantial and credible information that may constitute grounds’ for impeaching Clinton.

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Citation: Richert, Lucas Paul. "Monica Lewinsky agrees to testify to grand jury". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 November 2008 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=5750, accessed 26 November 2024.]

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