Appearing on Elizabeth Day\u2019s podcast How To Fail, the former White House intern reflected on the high-profile affair with then-President Bill Clinton that not only rocked Washington, but also nearly ruined her life.<\/p>\n
Lewinsky was just 22 when the scandal broke. Clinton was 49 and the most powerful man in the world. The relationship dominated headlines, triggered an impeachment, and unleashed a tidal wave of public shaming \u2014 mostly aimed at her.<\/p>\n
Reveals whether she loved Bill Clinton or not And for the first time in years, Monica is revisiting the emotional truth behind it all.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was 22 to 24-year-old young woman\u2019s love,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think there was some limerence there and all sorts of other things, but that\u2019s how I saw it then. I think it was also an abuse of power.\u201d<\/p>\n
Lewinsky didn\u2019t hold back when talking about the damaging narrative the White House pushed after the scandal broke.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy very first job out of college was working in the White House,\u201d she explained.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t think that\u2019s the kind of trajectory that someone thinks then 10, 12 years later, that person\u2019s not going to be able to get hired.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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