please explain. >> with monica lewinsky and gennifer flowers, bill clinton admitted those happened. with these, there's doubt. bill clinton says no. they say yes. there are some inconsistencies in their stories over the years we don't know the truth, and bill clinton certainly isn't going to change his story. >> so you're saying it's important for journalists to make distinctions, for example, special prosecutor ken starr didn't bring any charges or pursue any allegations. he pursued them, but didn't find any evidence in the case of juanita broderick, for example? >> in the willy case he decided not to use her. decided she wasn't a reliable witness. there are all these mitigating things that make it different from lewinsky and flowers. >> of course, bill clinton's past misconduct is fair game. he would be back in the white house if his wife wins, but is this again a case of donald trump acting as a media assignment editor? >> to an extent you can argue that, but on the other hand hillary clinton said she's standing up for survivors of sexual assault, and anyone who says they were as

i don't think monica lewinsky among democratic women is going to be a huge issue. do think, if you get into a general election, particularly if you have a republican nominee, like a donald trump, for example, who is not shy about raising it. rand paul hasn't been shy about raising that issue. that the whole clinton issue could come back to haunt her, and to haunt bill clinton, particularly with, you know, republican voters. >> david, to that point. does bill clinton out on the campaign trail then complicate things? >> i think he does a little bit. i mean, he brings back the past. and i think voters are wanting to look to the future. bill clinton can help turn out voters for his wife. but, you know, innen era where people crave authenticity, you go to a bernie sanders rally, and you look at all the young people there. young women. and what you realize is that they are -- they have a chance to support someone who could be the first woman president of the united states, and they're opting to support grumpy, rumpled man called bernie sanders. and the fact is, it has a

i mean, in my judgment that is real -- >> monica lewinsky was telling the truth.elling the truth. that's just a fact. >> she was not part of any effort to smear women. >> we just have a couple more minutes and i want to move onto a couple more issues especially donald trump raising questions about the constitutional eligibility to be president of senator ted cruz. take a listen to john mccain who was asked about this. of course he was born in panama. he was explaining why his case was different than cruz. >> it's a u.s. military base. >> yeah. >> that's different from being born on foreign soil. so they think -- i think there is a question. i'm not a constitutional scholar on that, but i think it's worth looking into. i think it's illegitimate to look into it. >> i got to say i was kind of surprised mccain went there. i know he's not the biggest ted cruz fan. is this a serious issue for ted cruz? >> i don't think so. he's running a textbook campaign in iowa and this is the best donald trump can do is take a child born of american mother, yes in canada, but i'm not

nobody i ever heard has ever said see was an enabler of monica lewinsky. it's beyond indecent. >> look at hillary clinton over the lifetime of her career when her approval ratings were the highest. they peaked when she was secretary of state. another time when they were high was when she was going through all of that because like you said, people really believed that she was a woman who had been betrayed by her husband in the most public of ways. the sympathy meter went up for her. i think trump has to be very careful here over the long haul if he is going to make this a continuing theme. he is facing a quandary, frankly. his whole campaign has been built around and skyrocketed off personal attacks. jeb is low testosterone, rubio is sweaty. he tried it on hillary with the bathroom break comments which some of his own supporters thought wasn't tasteful and it didn't work effectively. he is struggling. he made personal attacks on bill clinton. if he makes it into a general election, he has to find a way to attack her on issues. it doesn't work as well as it

using hillary clinton's voice with images of her husband, monica lewinsky, then bill cosby. meanwhile, hundreds are lining up for trump. the room holds less than 2,000 people, but trump's team handing out 20,000 tickets to the event. former president bill clinton asked today, is his path fair game? the reporter asking him several times, and what the president then said. abc's chief white house correspondent jonathan karl on the campaign trail in vermont. >> reporter: today, as hundreds of his supporters waited hours in the cold to see him in vermont, donald trump dropped this bomb on hillary clinton. >> women's rights are human rights. >> reporter: a trump campaign video, featuring clinton with disgraced congressman anthony weiner, bill cosby, and bill clinton with monica lewinsky. hillary clinton's record on women's rights, saying she enabled the former president during his sex scandals. >> it hasn't been a very pretty picture for her or bill. i'm the only one that's willing to talk about his problems. >> reporter: but bill clinton will not take the bait. campaigning in iow

video, featuring clinton with disgraced congressman bill clinton with monica lewinsky. trump is challenging hillary clinton's record on enabled the former president during his sex scandals. >> it hasn't been a very pretty picture for her or bill. to talk about his problems. >> reporter: but bill clinton will not take the bait. campaigning in iowa today, he refused to respond to trump. even when a reporter asked him three times. >> are you worried that your past could hurt your wife's campaign? >> i don't have any response. except if he wins the republican nomination, we'll have plenty of time to talk about it. >> reporter: in washington, the white house came to hillary clinton's defense. >> her commitment to fighting for justice and equality for women around the world is second to none. >> reporter: as clinton tries to ignore trump, today, "time magazine" put him on the headline. the headline, "how trump won." and here in vermont, the trump phenomenon was on vivid display. the rally is in a theater down there. it doesn't start for another four hours, but as you can see,

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so you see images o of monica lewinsky, bill cosby, anthony wooeiner and hillary clinton. what is this about and has the clinton camp responded? >> they have not responded at this point actually, brooke. they are sort soft trying to figure out how to respond or if they should really elevate this at this point. but basically what you have is donald trump saying that hillary clinton started all of this in an op-ed with the des moines register saying he had a pension for sexism. donald trump has returned fire in an exponential way. the latest thing being that ad that you just saw. but at this point, the clinton campaign is not commenting on this. bill clinton was just asked about this on the trail. specifically he was asked if his past alleged sexual with improprieties if he's worried this is what's going to affect his wife's campaign. i think we have that sound if we can go ahead and play it. e we don't actually have that sound byte. he's been asked about that and basically u what he's say iing that he's there as a messenger for his wife and this isn't something that he or t

i wasn't going to get involved in the monica lewinsky thing.n't get involved in it now. >> you're bringing it up. >> i don't care about monica lewinsky other than i think hillary was an enabler and a lot of things happened that were seedy. he was impeached for heaven's sake. he was impeached. >> that was a political process. the senate wound up not going along with it. he wound up being one of the most popular presidents in history. >> i think his law degree was even taken away, he wasn't able to practice law. obviously it was a big thing. i would always stick up, as a businessman, stick up for various people whether they were friends or not. in many cases i needed them, their votes to get things done. >> what you're saying is that back then when you needed them you were okay with what bill clinton was doing. now that you want to take votes from his wife, you're not okay. >> no. you have to understand, they called me sexist. all of a sudden -- >> because of what you said about women. not because of -- >> she comes out and starts going -- the re

hillary tries to go back to say this is about monica lewinsky.t trump is saying no s not about monica lewinsky or even gennifer flowers. he clearly is talking about paula jones, juanita broderick. are they talking about impeachment all over? >> of course, the see no evil, hear no evil and speak no clinton serial sexual abuse evil. this time it's not good to work, sean. i think largely because of the new landscape that all these politicians have to operate in. it is not the 1990s anymore, hillary and bill, where they were able to control the narrative, where they were able to whitewash all of these sins. and i think there's a couple of things going on here. one is that decent americans of all political parties and per persuasions are sick and tired of the democratic double standard when it comes to sexual abuse of women. there's another thing that's going on here among the right, among grassroots voters are who sick and tired of feckless gop candidates and politicians who are so much more comfortable trashing conservatives than they are in attacki

. >> i don't really care about monica lewinsky other than i think that hillary was an enabler and a lot of things happened that were obviously very seedy. he was impeached, for heaven's sake. >> joining me now from nashua, nbc's kristin welker. at this point the clintons have not responded to donald trump. some of their supporters certainly have showing tape of donald trump in the past supporting bill clinton, saying that the indiscretions that were made very public, monica lewinsky, mean nothing. now we are seeing a change of tune but the headlines still remains, bill clinton on the campaign trail starting today. >> reporter: that's right. he's on the campaign trail amidst that barrage of criticism. i don't think you are going to see clinton campaign change that tactic as of right now. i'm told there's not going to be a big tit for tat with donald trump over what is a very personal issue and of course that is quite frankly the very last thing that secretary hillary clinton wants to be talking about. instead in terms of what we're going to hear from bill clinton today, i just got a litt

a percentage of the population didn't know who monica lewinsky was. these young feminists are like, she's supposed to be defending women, wait. >> i think donald trump is the reason it hit the mainstream media. not that it wasn't mentioned before. but there was the debate, is this fair game? >> we agree it was fair game. >> now the new york time has kind of certified it. let's go back to the interviews. you saw my interview with donald trump. he said african-american voters will like him than president obama. >> i think that might be tough. but tavis smiley came out, african-american, and said, if you're black or brown, what would be the three good reasons to come out and vote this time? there is a sense of disappointment in the african-american community. is trump the solution? that's questionable. a lot of coalition building it will take. even republicans have struggle in the past. i think it will be be interesti interesting for trump to win the minority vote . >> he doesn't shy away from bringing these bold statements. ted cruz said to me as you sa

trump releasing pictures of bill clinton and monica lewinski. >> she is married to an abuser. someone claiming rape and horrible things. >> ted cruz leads trump by four points in iowa. trump is way ahead of the rest of the pack in new hampshire. trump also took a few shots at president obama's upcoming state of the union address this tuesday. saying in his opinion things are a mess. with isis on the rise and obama care failing. jennifer johnson, nbc news, washington. >> still ahead here, breaking down the golden globes, live at the after party with all of the >> find you sweet spot today with dunkin's chicken apple sausage sandwich. enjoy sweet apple and savory sausage together for under 400 calories. . >>> back now with the golden globes. >> with the red carpet hits, and mrs. jacque. >> can i say the party is hopping, you guys. look at the red carpet. they are all pouring in. now another glimpse at the amazing designer gowns and tux heed tuxedos that everyone is wearing. one of the most dresses, jennifer lawrence. this beautiful gown with cutouts and gorgeous necklace. they l

and then there are women who believe that she stays with bill clinton with monica lewinsky and the problems in their marriage. and many believe that they should have come to the rescue of monica lewinsky pop and you've got african-americans part of the 2008 obama coalition all over twitter and social media and saying how is it that, you know, bill cosby is bad. bill clinton is bad. one is a vial rapist and the other person is someone beloved by the country. >> let me get bill beckel to respond to that issue. >> first of all, of all of the classic mistakes that trump has made and gotten away, taking on the most popular politician in america, bill clinton, i'd have bill clinton on the campaign trail every day. what is trump going to do, carry the blue dress around? people have forgotten about it. that's not of the point. if you're going to run into a general election, it's like the republicans when they tried to impeach clinton. look what happened. the country rebelled. they said clinton is say flandering. yeah, we know. >> if you look at how republicans respond this early right now, they don

and this picture of her husband, bill clinton, with monica lewinsky. but the former president is refusing to address trump's attacks. :47-:52 "i don't have a response. if he wins the republican nomination. we'll have plenty of time to talk about it." one person who is responding to trump tho... texas senator ted cruz. trump recently said cruz should go to court to settle whether or not he's eligible to run for president since he was born in canada. his response-- i'm not going to be taking legal advice anytime soon from donald trump a day on the water turns into a near death experience for one fisherman... the video... is now trending. watch as a moment of victory for a deepwater fisherman turns very dangerous very quickly. the video shows a marlin being reeled in, and then at the last moment... it flies onto the boat, almost hitting one of the men, which would not have been pretty since their noses are like you can check out all of the stories that are trending today.. just head to our website, ktnv.com today would have been elvis presley's 81st birth

monica lewinsky was 22 years old. the clintons think they're children until 26. did she stand by her man or protect women? she wants to be a defender of women. this gets to her judgment, it gets to her record, and i'm certainly not surprised they have no response. they pretend like nobody else wants to know. >> amanda does bring up a point i did want to raise with you. she brings up the comment from hillary clinton. all sexual assault victims have the right to be heard. following that a republican reporter in new hampshire heckled her, to that point is that heckler right? >> well, look, kate. they were heard. we saw -- we saw this issue judged in the congress, we saw a special prosecutor appointed who went absolutely wild. we saw depositions, we saw lawsuits. these people have been heard. one thing that has been changed in the 1990s. they have moved on. bill clinton is the most popular politician in america. >> one question -- >> amanda, another thing to the point to what brad is saying and how popular bill clinton is, if you look back, hillary clinton's favorabi

waging war with iraq, denying his relationship with monica lewinsky. demonstrating his ability to decompartmentalize. only this possible oblique reference. after i get all of this crap behind me, i would like to talk to but this. about what was censored by the government. >> this is someone dealing with a domestic trouble at the same time as dealing with the dangerous of war on two continents. >> reporter: considering air-strikes against saddam hussein. >> from camp david the night before clinton said i have no interest in killing him or hunting him down, i just don't want his chemical and biological program going forward. adding, if i weren't constrained by the press i would pick up the call and reveal the son of a blank. the transcripts reveal that george w. bush running against al gore was only pretending to be a moderate. i have to figure out how to expose the fraud that clinton is the new president. and he could get squishy on democracy. the relationship was indeed special. blair calls clinton clinton offers to baby-sit blair's son. they chat abou

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donald trump's latest family attacks...releasing pictures of former president bill clinton and monica lewinsky. but he's still going after the couple. ((sot: donald trump / republican candidate for president1:05 - 1:11)) "shes married to an abuser, a woman claimed rape and all sorts of things, horrible things." in this new poll...ted cruz leads trump by four points in iowa....but trump is way ahead of the pack in new hampshire. trump also took a few shots at president obama's upcoming state of the union address this tuesday...saying in his opinion things are a mess...with isis on the rise and obamacare failing. jennifer johnson, nbc news, washington. presidential election primary, the planned parenthood action fund for the first time in a presidential election primary, the planned parenthood action fund has endorsed a candidate. the organization's president announced at a rally in new hampshire today the endorsement of former secretary of state hillary clinton for president. the two spoke about clinton's work to advance women's health throughout the u-s and the world. clinton said she was "hon

that hillary clintons a fraudulent feminist because she stayed with bill clinton in light of monica lewinskynd other problems this their marriage and for who believe that second wave feminist should have come to the rescue of monica lewinsky and didn't only because bill clinton was pro-choice and a democrat. you've got african-americans part of the 2008 obama coalition all over twitter and social media and saying how is it that, you know, bill cosby is bad, bill clinton is bad, one is a vile rapist and the other person is someone beloved by the country. >> let me get bob beckel to respond to that issue. >> first of all, of all of the classic mistakes that trump has made and gotten away, taking on the most popular politician in america, bill clinton, i'd have bill clinton on the campaign trail every day. what is trump going to do, carry the blue dress around? i mean, look, people have forgotten this. maybe republicans haven't but they're going to vote anyway against clinton. that's not the point. if you're going to run into a general election, it's like the republicans when they tried to impe

tossing about names like monica lewinsky and paula jones. it all began after trump used the word shlonged referring to mrs. clinton's 2008 loss to barack obama. she said trump had a pension for sexism. he's turning those words against her and her husband. >> i hit her back and talked about her husband and the abuse of women and the tremendous abuse. no, it's tremendous abuse. >> he's not an abuser of women. i know he has a bad history and i wish that didn't happen but i don't know of situations he denigrated women. >> reporter: do extra marital affairs have a place in the campaign? >> i don't think so. i think the public is really concerned about world affairs and the economy and kids being able to go to college. >> reporter: most here are looking to the former president to energize the base, even those still undecided told me whatever mr. clinton did, even his impeachment is old news. >> scandal, does that have a place on the campaign trail? >> it will get played up but it's almost old news. i mean, he did what he did. that might be a littl

. >> i don't care about monica lewinsky think hillary >> he was paid for speeches paid by people doing business with the state department. >> and now the billionaire is putting his money where his mouth is. spending $2 million in iowa and new hampshire on his first tv ad. it is a 30-second summary of trump's campaign hits. fighting radical islam, banning muslims, cutting isis off at the head and stopping illegal immigrants and building a wall. if that doesn't look like the u.s.-mexico border, you're right. it was morocco. no, but this is what our country will look like if we don't build a wall. by playing to fear, trump is hoping for a boost. especially in iowa, where polls have him losing to cruz. >> if he come in second by two points, they will say this is a terrible defeat. >> reporter: he is tamping down on expectations should it slip through his fingers. >> he said he would win. and if he doesn't win, he fails. he becomes the most treaded word in the trump lexicon, which is loser. >> reporter: and once again, trump is not in an early state. instead rallying thousands here in massa

monica lewinsky and all sorts. many americans do feel like he was a fantastic president and has pushed all that aside . >> of trump runs on this he loses. you can't win on this. it's already been played . ben: a lot of people look back fondly of the decades and 90s. it was a prosperous time for people in america and was before september 11. it was a fun time . >> fun for bill clinton in the white house teasing those entrance. women like bill . women like hillary.if you don't get the women's vote , how is any republican going to win in the general election we . juliet: down in mississippi, he is in mississippi where no one else is. he has 13,000 people there. it was an overflow with people outside of the arena and people are behind him . they are showing up more and more. it's a free show. what you have to do it tonight? >> what you do at night in mississippi? those people get out and vote . they are white males. that is not the majority in the united states. walk out the door there is people of color and mostly wom

. >> well, the monica lewinsky story was huge front page for months. the bill clinton's defense was denied it ever happen, that went on to eight or nine months exposing him to charges of cover-up. and he finally got caught in the grand jury deposition. he had to come clean. it went on and on and on, everybody knows about it. it's an embarrassment for their family. hillary had to put up with it and she survived and moved on to become her own political figure. every republican sort of loves it because it proves hypocrisy. it's what they want to show, that bill clinton is not the shining knight that he somehow is portrayed today. they want the rub his face in it again. and clearly they're doing -- and up in burlington, that's the left wing capital of the east coast. it's berkeley east. i'd love to go to school up there. i love that place. right on lake champlain, right in the summer it's gorgeous up there. an idyllic campus town. they're going into that sort of culture, ben & jerry's country, vermont, left wing politicians where they've had a socialist ma

. >> reporter: reminding everyone about the monica lewinsky scandal. never mind that at trump's wedding the two couples were all smiles. or that he's donated thousands of dollars to hillary clinton's campaigns in years past. >> hillary's a great friend of mine. her husband's a great friend of mine. fantastic people. >> reporter: never mind that trump used to dismiss the impeachment scandal as just a distraction. >> look at the trouble bill clinton got into with something that was totally unimportant and they tried to impeach him, which was nonsense. >> reporter: trump is now singing a different tune. >> that he's trying to poke the dragon as it were. >> right. he's going after things that the clintons don't like to talk about. and who would blame them? it's not a particularly happy period in their lives. the impeachment trial. the various sex scandals that have consumed their family for -- consumed their family for a period in the '90s. but some of this stuff is ancient history. >> it is wrong that senator obama got to go through 15 debates. >> reporte

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but the fact she called monica lewinsky horrible names, you have to just let that go.a: there is one thing you said, lippy with the mistress or grouchy with the mistress. >> cranky. andrea: cranky. some women came out and said they were sexually assaulted. not something they willingly participated in, how about that? >> i mean this is person who is running for president who says she is willing to fight for the rights of women, so on, so forth. on other side of the political aisle she says there is war on women. you can't have it both ways. either you're going to be able to big enough, put on big girl pants, say something like that, i hate the fact my husband was going where he shouldn't have bonn, but if he did something he shouldn't have done, one of these victims, would i have real heart for that. no matter how scanned she felt, have that later played back, that is not how she handle it, i will fight for all women's rights it is sticky. andrea: when you bully women said they didn't ask for it and wasn't consensual, i don't know that doesn't make you a champion for wo