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Monica Lewinsky Reveals Reason Behind 'Bad Decisions' in DC - Decades After Shocking Affair With Then-Prez Bill Clinton · Fresh Intelligence

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  [SPEAKER_00]: Monica Lewinsky revealed her longing to feel special as a young woman in Washington, DC, which led to her affair with then President Bill Clinton.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: This relationship, beginning in 1995, when Lewinsky was a 22-year-old intern, resulted in a scandal that culminated in Clinton's impeachment.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: In her podcast, we're claiming with Monica Lewinsky.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Lewinsky discussed the importance of feeling special and how it influenced her decisions at a young age.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: I think in some ways that's part of what got me in a lot of trouble in my early 20s of looking for and wanting to be special and feeling that feeling of specialness, a validation she confessed.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: This desire for validation, played a significant role in her choices.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Winski discussed her initial attraction to Clinton, noting how his charisma captivated not just young women, but also a diverse audience.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: I was struck in a way that he had this ability to hold everybody.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: I kind of have to laugh at my younger self, but that is when my crush started, she admitted, feeling of being desired by someone, so prominent was intoxicating for her.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: I think in one way, the moment we were actually in the back office for the first time that is how it felt she reflected.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Their secret affair continued until 1997, breaking into the public eye in January 1998 when Clinton famously claimed.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: I did not have sexual relations with that woman.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Although he faced impeachment on charges of perjury and obstruction of justice, Clinton was acquitted by the Senate in 1999.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: In 2018, Vanity Fair Essay, Lewinsky characterized the relationship as an abusive power.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: She contemplated the complexities of consent, given the significant power dynamics at play and her limited experience.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: He was my boss.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: He was the most powerful man on the planet.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: He was 27 years my senior.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: None of the above excuses me for my responsibility for what happened.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: I meet regret every day, she stated,
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