Jones Sues Clinton: Harassment Case Reshapes Presidency
Former Arkansas state employee Paula Jones filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against President Bill Clinton on May 6, 1994, alleging that Clinton, then governor of Arkansas, had exposed himself and propositioned her in a Little Rock hotel room on May 8, 1991. Clinton denied the allegations. The Supreme Court ruled unanimously in Clinton v. Jones (1997) that a sitting president had no immunity from civil litigation for acts committed before taking office. During discovery, Clinton's attorneys asked about his relationship with White House intern Monica Lewinsky. Clinton denied it under oath. When evidence proved otherwise, Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr expanded his investigation, leading to Clinton's impeachment by the House in December 1998 on charges of perjury and obstruction of justice. The Senate acquitted him.
May 6, 1994
32 years ago
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