Former President Bill Clinton's new memoir reportedly details his frustration at being asked about his infamous affair with Monica Lewinsky during an interview six years ago.
Lewinsky was a White House intern in her early 20s during the Clinton administration when she became involved with the president, leading to public ridicule and an impeachment scandal when details of their relationship were revealed. .
guardian I obtained a copy of Mr. Clinton's new memoir, “Citizen.'' The memoir chronicles Clinton's life after becoming president, including an awkward 2018 NBC interview that focused on the subject.
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Monica Lewinsky and Bill Clinton. (Department of Defense/Diana Walker/Getty Images)
During the interview, “Today Show” host Craig Melvin surprised Clinton by grilling her about whether she would resign if her scandal broke during the #MeToo movement in 2018.
The Guardian reported, “The former president said no, believing the impeachment was unjust and must be fought.” “Melvin then read Lewinsky's column about how the MeToo reckoning had changed views on sexual harassment and asked if Clinton felt differently now.”
The report also quoted an excerpt from the book in which Clinton wrote, “I said, 'No, I felt terrible at that time.'” “Have you ever apologized to her?” I said I had apologized to her and everyone else I had wronged, but was caught off guard by what happened next, “but at least According to the people we spoke to, you didn't apologize to her.'' I tried hard to contain my frustration, and although I never spoke to her directly, I did say more than that in public. I answered. [one] I apologize for the inconvenience. ”
According to the Guardian, “I was prepared to be asked why I didn't apologize directly to Lewinsky, but I avoided being criticized for not apologizing at all.”
Clinton added that the interview “wasn't my best time,” but still said the interviewer “was still a teenager when all this happened and probably didn't get a proper explanation.” '' he criticized.
“In any case, it's better to reserve your anger for what happened to someone else rather than yourself,” the former president reportedly added.
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A photo shows former White House intern Monica Lewinsky meeting with President Bill Clinton at a White House event. Submitted as evidence by the Starr Investigation and made public by the House Judiciary Committee on September 21, 1998. (Getty Images)
“I will always live with this issue,” Clinton wrote in the Citizen about the Lewinsky scandal, praising her work on bullying. “I wish her all the best.”
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In 2021, Lewinsky gave a candid interview in which she argued that former presidents “should want to apologize,” just as people who have hurt others with their words or actions want to make amends.
FOX News' Tyler McCarthy contributed to this report.
