Paula Jones Has Modest Place in History
Tuesday May 4, 2004 5:01 PM
By JAMES JEFFERSON
Associated Press Writer
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Ten years ago this week, a lawsuit was filed that poisoned a presidency. When Paula Jones sued Bill Clinton on May 6, 1994, alleging sexual harassment, she touched off a blizzard of events that made Monica Lewinsky a national figure and led to the first presidential impeachment since 1868.
Jones accused a sitting president of exposing himself and making indecent propositions in a Little Rock hotel while Jones was a state worker and Clinton was the governor. Jones also alleged that her career suffered after she rejected Clinton's advances. Clinton denied the allegations.
The damage was bad enough when it involved only Jones.
Then the Lewinsky issue exploded when Clinton was asked about the White House intern during questioning in the Jones suit. Clinton gave evasive and misleading testimony under oath and publicly denied having sexual relations with ``that woman,'' only to be forced into a humiliating reversal. He was impeached and then acquitted in a 1999 trial. Jones quickly faded into the background. Today, attorneys still debate her legacy.
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