. >> linda tripp and monica lewinsky were friends. >> monica was in love with the president. >> she tolde all sorts of things. >> linda tripp had been taping her phone calls. >> this is paula jones. >> it's just humiliating what he did to me. >> this case is going all the way up to the supreme court. >> the president was going into the deposition in the jones case. >> he was going to be asked about monica lewinsky. >> by early january 1998, the investigations of the clinton administration by ken starr's office of the independent counsel appeared to be petering out. >> the whitewater investigation was slowing down. we had some things to finish up, but they were not very active. >> but suddenly, everything changed. >> something was abuzz in the office. jackie bennett and paul rosenzweig and various others were obviously involved in something. >> paul rosenzweig is a lawyer who was working on rose law firm issues. >> on january 8th, rosenzweig was invited to dinner with a former law-school classmate, jerome markus, along with attorneys richard porter and george conway. >> all of whom, appar

he never intended to do that. >> as tripp would soon learn, monica lewinsky had a lot going on in herthink monica was in love with the president. >> i knew well before she admitted it, because all the signs were there. he was, in fact, the object of her affections. i just had a hard time believing even he would be that reckless. >> she told her friend all the up and downs of the complicated secret relationship and how they had gone to great lengths to ensure it remained undetected by other white house staffers. >> there are different ways to get in and out of the oval office -- either through a door which is to the right of the president's desk or to the left, which goes down a hallway, which leads to a private bathroom and a private study area. >> monica and betty currie, the president's secretary, were very creative. betty really worked to facilitate monica's entrances and meetings with the president in a very discreet way. >> while the time spent certainly was long, there was no romance. it was monica calling betty currie hundreds of times a week to get betty currie to clear her in

and in early april, she was joined by another white house transplant named monica lewinsky. >> we wereow a young girl just out of college was given a position that had professial. to a seasoned monica had no background, no experiencesot was puzzle to virtually everyone in the office. >> linda tripp and monica lewinsky were friends, and they were close. >> that's a huge fallacy. it wasn't a friendship. and i don't want to say i felt like her mother. i wasn't her mother, on any level, obviously. but her mother was absent, and i had never met a needier person in my entire life. >> linda tripp and monica lewinsky would have lunches together, they'd have meetings together, and they would commiserate with each other about various things that were going on in their lives. >> i knew she had been someone's pet rock. i didn't know whose at the time. but i knew it had to be someone of significance or she never would have landed at that desk. >> at this time, monica lewinsky was trying to continue a relationship with the president, but the president was less interested. >> monica staked all her em

assistant, betty currie, testified, as well as his friend vernon jordan, who was accused of buying monica lewinsky'sce with a job offer. after questioning from deputy independent counsel sol wisenberg, monica's mother, marcia lewis, left the grand jury room in tears. >> not a scintilla of guilt. there's no mother-daughter privilege. there's no father-son privilege. there's no brother-and-brother privilege. >> monica, look over here! >> as for monica herself, negotiations between her eccentric, tv-friendly attorney and the independent counsel's office had gone nowhere. >> the issue of immunity is always at the discretion of the prosecutor. >> but as the lewinsky investigation intensified, deputy independent counsel hickman ewing had remained in little rock, arkansas, trying to wrap up what began as an investigation into the whitewater land deal. along the way, ewing had drafted some possible indictments to potentially be used depending on how the investigation progressed. one draft centered on the first lady of the united states and the mystery surrounding missing billing records from the rose law fi

assistant, betty currie, testified, as well as his friend vernon jordan, who was accused of buying monica lewinsky'sce with a job offer. after questioning from deputy independent counsel sol wisenberg, monica's mother, marcia lewis, left the grand jury room in tears. >> not a scintilla of guilt. there's no mother-daughter privilege. there's no father-son privilege. there's no brother-and-brother ivilege. >> monica, look over here! >> as for monica herself, negotiations between her eccentric, tv-friendly attorney and the independent counsel's office had gone nowhere. >> the issue of immunity is always at the discretion of the prosecutor. >> but as the lewinsky investigation intensified, deputy independent counsel hickman ewing had remained in little rock, arkansas, trying to wrap up what began as an investigation into the whitewater land deal. along the way, ewing had drafted some possible indictments to potentially be used depending on how the investigation progressed. one draft centered on the first lady of the united states and the mystery surrounding missing billing records from the rose law firm

monica lewinsky and her family and the american people...d all for their forgiveness. >> yet all of the apologies did little to temper the emotions on both sides of the aisle. >> nothing surprised me about him -- the good, the bad, or the ugly. we'd known for a long time that his interest in women was certainly something that surfaced every now and then. >> even the most ardent supporters of president clinton understood clearly his behavior was reprehensible. >> the thing that really broke it for me was the fact that he lied to the grand jury. >> emotions aside, the nation's representatives now had to delve into the facts and findings of the starr report and decide if william jefferson clinton should be the first u.s. president to be impeached since andrew johnson in 1868. but first, they took a vote on another explosive matter -- releasing the videotape of president clinton's grand-jury deposition. >> it depends upon what the meaning of the word "is" is. >> at 9:27 a.m. eastern time, the president's videotaped grand-jury testimony rolled. i

monica lewinsky and her family and the american people...asked all for their forgiveness. >> yet all of the apologies did little to temper the emotions on both sides of the aisle. >> nothing surprised me about him -- the good, the bad, or the ugly. we'd known for a long time that his interest in women was certainly something that surfaced every now and then. >> even the most ardent supporters of president clinton understood clearly his behavior was reprehensible. >> the thing that really broke it for me was the fact that he lied to the grand jury. >> emotions aside, the nation's representatives now had to delve into the facts and findings of the starr report and decide if william jefferson clinton should be the first u.s. president to be impeached since andrew johnson in 1868. but first, they took a vote on another explosive matter -- releasing the videotape of president clinton's grand-jury deposition. >> it depends upon what the meaning of the word "is" is. >> at 9:27 a.m. eastern time, the president's videotaped grand-jury testimony rolle

mike mccurry did a terrific job, given that he had a boss who was not telling the truth about monica lewinsky. mccurry also was a guy who would talk to reporters on background, off the record. he let reporters know that he wasn't necessarily buying all the denials, and for that reason, he commanded a lot of respect. >> he also did what he could to keep himself in the dark. >> will it concern you if there's a story, a lot of stories, that say you're stonewalled? >> not if we are rallying around the arkansan the way the confederacy rallied around the virginians at bull run. >> the confederacy lost. [ laughter ] >> at that battle, sam, they did not. >> in the first weeks of the scandal, the white house press' plan was to divert attention to other issues of national interest. >> the president has said that he will remain focused on the work that he was elected to do by the american people. >> the whole strategy of the clinton white house was to show

mike mccurry did a terrific job, given that he had a boss who was not telling the truth about monica lewinsky. mccurry also was a guy who would talk to reporters on background, off the record. he let reporters know that he wasn't necessarily buying all the denials, and for that reason, he commanded a lot of respect. >> he also did what he could to keep himself in the dark. >> will it concern you if there's a story, a lot of stories, that say you're stonewalled? >> not if we are rallying around the arkansan the way the confederacy rallied around the virginians at bull run. >> the confederacy lost. [ laughter ] >> at that battle, sam, they did not. >> in the first weeks of the scandal, the white house press' plan was to divert attention to other issues of national interest. >> the president has said that he will remain focused on the work that he was elected to do by the american people. >> the whole strategy of the clinton white house was to show that bill clinton was still fighting for the issues most americans cared about and to put this scandal in a box. >> one thing that the clinton admini

is glor: what monica lewinsky is now saying about her relationship with president clinton. an employee of the c.d.c. disappears without a trace. >> 55 strong! >> glor: every public school teacher in an entire state on strike and no end in sight. and stoneman douglas scores an upset win when it's needed most. >> this wasn't for us. this was for the 17 victims. we played for them. this is the "cbs evening news" with jeff glor. >> glor: and this is our western edition. good evening. we're going to begin tonight with first defense from a man who was blamed in part for not stopping the parkland, florida, shooting. former deputy scot peterson has taken a public beating over his failure to confront the florida high school shooter. now the one-time school resource officer of the year is now speaking out, explaining what he did and did not do. here's manuel bojorquez. >> he wasn't a brave guy. under pressure, he choked. >> reporter: the president again d.day criticized former school resource deputy scot peterson for not entering the building shere the shooting happened and confronti

. >>> all that, plus monica lewinsky talks #metoo. how she say that is movement is redefining the clinton scandal. >>> caught on camera, the freightening moment a bag catches on fire in an overhead bin. >>> and spectacular sendoff. ♪ a colorful closing ceremony filled with pomp and pageantry wraps up the olympics in style today, monday, february 26th, 2018. >> from nbc news, this is "today," with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> and good morning, everybody. welcome to "today." thank you so much for joining us. monday morning, 7:00 a.m. it's 9:00 in pyeongchang. but who cares? we're home. we're so happy to be here. >> we are. a long trip of fun but it's nice to be back. >> it was. >>> let's start with the news. the battle over guns starts our show. the debate is intensifying in washington and across the country, in the wake of the tragedy in florida. for the first time since that shooting, students have now been allowed to return to campus. we're going to go there live in a moment. but first

this piece by monica lewinsky in "vanity fair" is fascinating. it's smart. it's also very sensitive and revealing about what monica lewinsky has faced over the last 20 years. i recommend everyone read it. i want to focus on one thing that's getting a lot of attention right now. she talks about this idea of consent. i'll go back and read it because i missed the first part. i now see how problematic it was that the two of us even got to a place where there was a question of consent. instead the road that led us there was littered with inappropriate abuse of authority, station and privilege. of course through the lens of the me too movement i think now you can look at this and say, obviously, how could there be consent between president of the united states and an intern. >> in the article it has taken her this long at 44 years old to finally understand that she didn't have agency, she wasn't giving consent, that it was wildly inappropriate that there was ever any question about that. she didn't really realize that and it's fascinating. it does speak to not jus

. >>> and monica lewinsky's new >>> we're back now with a fiery crash at a racing event in arizona.ch as driver john force suffers an engage blowout which rips off the body of his car. the car veers offtrack into another driver. you can see how serious this crash was. believe it or not, both drivers are okay. >>> overseas now, nigeria's government confirms more than 100 schoolgirls are missing after boko haram attacks happened. the same group kidnapped nearly 300 girls in 2014. >>> in syria, the government forces have launched new attacks on rebels in a suburb of damascus in a violation of a u.n. cease-fire. two medical facilities were reportedly hit. the government estimates at rebuilding the country after seven years of war will cost $200 billion. >>> monica lewinsky is speaking out this morning, crediting the me too movement for shedding light on the relationship she had with bill clinton. she said she realizes she's not alone anymore. she now realizes the affair was a gross abuse of power be i the president. she said given my ptsd and my understanding of trauma, it is very likel

monica lewinsky, the former white house intern who had an affair with former president bill clinton,ith her constituted a "gross abuse of power." ms lewinsky was 22 when she became romantically involved with the then—president. she has written an article for vanity fair magazine, reflecting on events after the #metoo movement. it's a pretty good booking for both parties. these are the spice girls, who are to attend the wedding of britain's prince harry and meghan markle in the spring. it's not clear if the retired band, whose hits include wannabe, will be performing, but it'll certainly add some girl power to the event. in cambodia, the government has been hit with a cut in us aid. $8 million has been slashed affecting the military, tax departments and local authorities. the reason the american anger at the democratic failures, including senate polls were opposition were banned. this follows monday's cinches from the european union. on sunday, cambodia's ruling party led by the prime minister swept the country's senate elections. and one every seat up for grabs. the result was a litt

monica lewinsky, the former white house intern who had an affair with former president bill clinton,ip with her constituted a "gross abuse of power". ms lewinsky was 22 when she became romantically involved with the then—president. she has written an article for vanity fair magazine, reflecting on events after the #metoo movement. now the spice girls could be adding a bit of zig—a—zig—ah to the wedding between prince harry and meghan markle. scary spice, mel b revealed on a us chat show that the group had been invited to the wedding which takes place in may. she didn't say if they'll be performing, but it'll certainly add some girl power to the event. in cambodia, the government of hun sen has been hit with a cut in us aid. $8 million has been slashed, affecting the military, tax departments and local authorities. the reason — american anger at the democratic failures including sunday's senate polls, where opposition candidates were banned. it follows monday's threat of sanctions from the european union. harvey biggs reports. on sunday, cambodia's ruling party led by prime minister h

government estimates at rebuilding the country after seven years of war will cost $200 billion. >>> monica lewinskyspeaking out this morning, crediting the me too movement for shedding new light on the relationship she had with former president bill clinton. lewinsky says she realizes she's not alone anymore. in a new essay in "vanity fair" she says she now realizes the affair was a gross abuse of power by the president. she said given my ptsd and my understanding of trauma, it is very likely that my thinking would not necessarily be changing had it not been for the me too movement. >>> new concerns about the popular brand of pressure cookers known as the instant pot. the company is responding to reports that one of the models can overheat and melt. one woman said she saw a part of the cooker breaking apart and noticed the bottom was melting and the wires were scorched. >> i first noticed the separation in the front. >> i was scared. i'm glad i found it before i tried to use it again. >> the company says the issue affects the gem 65 model. we have full details on our website. >>> if you like girl s

thanks so much. >>> just ahead, monica lewinsky speaks out.er new take on the clinton standal in light of the #metoo movement. >>> and does she support her father's idea of arming teachers? we have an exclusive interview with ivanka trump. a> but first, on monday new tv, new speakers, netflix. this is going to be the place for binge watching, ladies. is it, ladies? don't get me wrong, you have killer tech mrs. d, but you still don't have fios. ok? fios is a 100% fiber-optic network, literally engineered for streaming. good advice. i've also got some ideas on a better cereal selection, which i will keep to myself. experience netflix on the 100% fiber-optic network made for streaming switch to fios and get a year of netflix on us with a two-year agreement. >>> coming up, our very, very happy homecomings after two exciting weeks at the olympics. vale just fainted. >>> we're going to meet our new puppy with a purpose for the first time, live right here. first, a i wish i could wake up and say hi to a giraffe. ride a train in the sky... and visit f

in an article for vanity fair, monica lewinsky, the former white house intern who had an affair withpresident bill clinton, has said his relationship with her constituted a ‘gross abuse of power‘. that‘s all from me for now, stay with bbc news. and the top story here in the uk. snow and freezing temperatures have caused major disruption across much of the uk, with forecasters warning that there‘s worse to come. hundreds of schools were closed. now on bbc news, all the latest business news live from singapore. asian stock markets retreat after nude fed chief shows a more hawkish sta nce nude fed chief shows a more hawkish stance on inflation rates —— new fed chief. these cards still contained the defective toccata airbags. good morning, asia, and hello world, glad you could join us for this midweek edition of asian business report. i‘m rico hizon, we start off with jerome powell swearing in on the 5th of february, but —— but investors have not heard much from this newly minted fed chief until today. his testimony earlier from the house services committee has increased pressure that th

monica lewinsky, compare those. >> one reason president clinton weathered the monica lewinsky storm wasause he and the republicans balance the federal budget for the first time in 30 years but that accomplishment did not come until the end of his presidency. you have to look at the totality of the accomplishments. in clinton's case one of his best accomplishments came in year 6 of his presidency. jillian: economic growth to present for his entire presidency. how do you compare that? >> give president obama credit for stabilizing an economy that had tanked, but it didn't grow. the economy, if you are not growing and economy of 3%, 4%, the american people are not feeling it so we begin to see growth rates 3, 4, 5%. and the economic policy. >> time will certainly tell. appreciate it. chelsea handler not shy about her feelings for the trump white house. >> that harlot they are dressing up and dropping out every day, one day she has no makeup on it all, the next he has 6-foot eyelashes. can you believe what they have turned her into? >> talking about sarah sanders and the comedian taking ano

. >>> remember monica lewinsky? she's weighing in on the me too conversation. the me too movement has her questioning her affair with former president bill clinton. she's now 44 and there was an inappropriate abuse of authority between her and former president clinton who was 49 at the time. she maintains it was consensual. and the me too movement has forced her to examine the power dynamics. women are apologizing to her for having to go through what she went through alone. if it happened today, she wouldn't have felt so isolated. >>> former gymnasts are advocating for new laws in michigan. the former team usa gymnastics doctor was sentenced to decades in prison for assaulting young athletes and other young women and girls. he was a campus sports doctor at michigan state university. >> power institutions of our governments, the u.s. olympic committee, usa gymnastics, and michigan state university all failed to believe the victims and stop a serial child molester. this must never happen again in michigan or anywhere else. >> the department of education is invest

they started with white water and moved into monica lewinsky. >> it's not going to matter. >> it's theersonal destruction. it needs to end on both sides. >> it's not the politics of destruction. it's a serious investigation. there will be a report that deals with obstruction. mueller knows we'll find out everything. >> do you think there's a question is will there be a report? when mueller finishes, he gives it to rod rosenstein. he can choose to not make it public. i think that would be crazy, but he can. >> that's why rosenstein is such an important figure in this. that's why i'm very struck to the degree at which the president attacks him. >> that lays the groundwork -- >> maybe rosenstein does something. >> rod was in my section in law school. he's a great guy. i would tell the president do not fire him. he'll be fair and impartial. you may be upset about the politicalization, but i don't think it came from him. give him a chance to sort this thing out. >> didn't he say the same thing about comey and what happened? >> i think it's different. i think he had a feeling about comey. th

ken starr faced a lot of criticism when he got from whitewater to monica lewinsky, saying bob mueller might be going outside his original mandate, but he has checks. >> i think bob moouler ueller i finding out information that is leading him back to the attorney general. he's an officer of the justice department. under the regulation, rod rosenstein is a man of great honor and just absolutely impeccable integrity, and can say don't go there. >> that's what drives the president nuts. for all the talk of this, you know, deep state or mueller running rogue, these are trump appointees who have to check everything bob mueller does. >> and will they, right. i think the president there oftentimes has liked what ken starr said. i don't know how much comfort he'll find in the fact it's up to rod rosenstein to put the brakes on the mueller investigation and how big the purview is and whether it goes beyond this red line that the president has talked about. again, there's chatter always in washington about the fate of not only jeff sessions but rod rosenstein too. does the president move to do s

trump for alleged sexual misconduct, as well as former supporter president bill clinton for the monica lewinsky scandal. gillibrand was also the first to publicly call for senator, and friend, al franken, to resign. >> enough is enough. >> not a popular move. >> where's my moral compass, if i can't speak out just because i like someone? just because they're my friend? it's okay to be a harasser, as long as you're my friend? that is not okay. >> i'm steve kroft. >> i'm lesley stahl. >> i'm scott pelley. >> i'm anderson cooper. >> i'm sharyn alfonsi. >> i'm bill whitaker. those stories, tonight, on "60 minutes." >> cbs money watch, sponsored by lincoln financial, helping you protect hose you love most. >> morgan: good evening, president trump tomorrow is expected to unveil a $1.5 trillion plan to upgrade bridge, roads, and airports. and groupon, tripadvisor, and shake shack report earnings this week. i'm demarco morgan, cbs news. for her compassion and care. he spent decades fighting to give families a second chance. but to help others, they first had to protect themselves. i have afib. even for

. >> glor: what monica lewinsky is now saying about her relationship with president clinton.ployee of the c.d.c. disappears without a trace. every public schoolteacher in an entire state on strike and no end in sight. and toneman douglas scores an upset win when it's needed most. >> this wasn't for us. this was for the 17 victims. we played for them.

is glor: what monica lewinsky is now saying about her relationship with president clinton. an employee of the c.d.c. disappears without a trace. >> 55 strong! >> glor: every public school teacher in an entire state on strike and no end in sight. and stoneman douglas scores an upset win when it's needed most. >> this wasn't for us. this was for the 17 victims. we played for them.

in an article for vanity pack —— vanity fair, monica lewinsky, the white house intern who had it —— anormer president bill clinton, has said his relationship with her constituted a gross abuse of power. that's all for me now, stay with us for bbc world news. now on bbc news, it's time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, i'm sarah montague. my guest today is living his dream. an internationally acclaimed concert pianist and successful recording artist. but read his account of his life and it resembles a nightmare. when he's away from the piano, james rhodes is still haunted by the violent sexual abuse he suffered for years, from the age of six. he's written about how it drove him to drink, take drugs, self—harm and spent time in a psychiatric hospital. and how he was "saved by music". only discovering in his 30s that he could really play the piano. and in his latest book, he recounts what his successful life really feels like. and it's almost unbearable and distressing to hear. how can he live with the pain of the past? james rhodes, welcome to hardtalk. nice to be here. thank you. quite

told us why she now believes clinton should have resigned amid the monica lewinsky scandal.l sawhat isng on here? she took senator clinton's seat. campaigned with bill clinton. hillary in and now all of a sudden, she is saying he should have resigned. >> because i wasn't focused on it in the we i >> what do you mean hand the lens? >> all ous how many of us are having this we are learning. i think we are all learning. >> have you spoken to the clintons since you said this? >> well, i don't want to talk about that. but i can tell you one thing. i can tell you that, clinton is still my greatest role model in politics. >> gillibrand also called out president donaldal misconduct. aret new against him. hollywood tape. and voted for him anyway. so why now? >> once president trump was thk changed. i think it changed for women. >> do you think he will be held accountable? he is unwilling to do that. i assume. congress should hold him accountable. we are obligated to have hearings. >> president trump responded to gillibrand's criticism by trolling her on twitter. he for contributions and would "

. >> linda tripp and monica lewinsky were friends. >> monica was in love with the president. >> she told linda tripp had been taping her phone calls. >> this is paula jones. >> it's just humiliating what he did to me. >> this case is going all the way up to the supreme court. >> the president was going into the ti

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her washington office she told us why she now believes clinton should have resigned amid the monica lewinskyal. >> critics will say what is going on here? she took senator clinton's seat. campaigned with bill clinton. hillary clinton. and now all of a sudden, she is saying he should have resigned. >> because i wasn't focused on it in the we i am today. i didn't have that lens. >> what do you mean hand the lens? >> all of us. i am not alone here. how many of us are having this conversation. even a year ago. we are learning. i think we are all learning. >> have you spoken to the clintons since you said this? >> well, i don't want to talk about that. but i can tell you one thing. i can tell you that, hillary clinton is still my greatest role model in politics. >> gillibrand also called out president donald trump for a long history of alleged sexual misconduct. >> the accusations aren't new against him. the voters saw the access hollywood tape. and voted for him anyway. so why now? >> once president trump was elect i'd think something changed. i think it changed for women. >> do you think he wil

. >>> monica lewinsky is weighing in.he me too movement has her questioning her affair with former president bill clinton. she says there was an inappropriate abuse of authority between her and clinton. and even though he maintains the relationship was consensual. the me too movement has forced her to reexamine the power dynamics in their relationship. for first time, women are apologizing to her for the fact she had to go through it alone. >>> a stylest accusing ryan seacrest of sexual misconduct. he is accused of groping her and making inappropriate comments. she worked with him from 2007 to 2013. and she was fired after complaining about his behavior to human resources. the network hired outside counsel but there was not enough evidence to prove the claims. the american idol host denied the allegations and made them public himself after she asked for money to keep quiet. >>> 31-year-old joel armstrong is accused of shooting two people and killing one back on february 17th. he reportedly carjacked a toyota and drove to

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when bill clinton was embroiled with the allegations -- whichth turned ot to be true -- about monica lewinsky as well as other women in his life. sometimes we can't escape covering that. >> host: from new york, independent line, mike. go ahead. >> caller: howard -- >> guest: sir. >> caller: yes. love your show and basically when i can't see it, i basically record it. i do want to touch on a couple of points that you made as far as trump is concerned with the outlets that he has to the press. basically, he will talk to anybody and everybody, and that's the one thing i like about him. and maybe a cliche, he's a regular guy. he's not a politician. barack obama,ti clinton, bush, they all just basically pulled off, wouldn't say anything to begin with. i can't wait to see, to read your book, but my question to you is do you think he'll ever been liked? and what i'm talking about as far as the running against biden, and he's going to come up and probably go against him. what -- how do you feel about how people are going to perceive him in the next two to three years? >> guest: well, i thought once h

he was a prime grand jury witness during the monica lewinsky scandal and is credited to licking nasty stories to the press to defile the reputation of the special prosecutor ken starr. hold onto that thought. blumenthal affectionately known as sid vicious was one of hillary's most loyal enablers and fiercest attack dogs. as the ultimate washington insider, he glommed onto the clintons and his association with them became the meal ticket that never ran out. think of it this way, like a magnet on a piece of rotting carrion except nastier. when it comes to the phony steele dossier, i always knew something seemed odd that that the clintons had more to do with it than just paying for it. one of her hold henchmen might even be behind a sum of its lurid details. blumenthal managed to land the nifty role of advising hillary when she was at the state department and getting $10,000 a month as a consultant for the clinton foundation. what did he do for that ten grand a month? he provided something called message guidance. in emails reported on by "the new york times," we learned that leventhal f

that was fine up until monica lewinsky. [applause] : i think some of the folks here will remember i wish that i had put in place a rule that we had at the state department, which is you do not live broadcast these things because they are raw material for journalists who are trying to gather information about the white house. they are not news events. >> [inaudible] mr. mccurry: well, it is treated now as an entertainment product on cable television, and that is not what the white house briefing was supposed to be. it is a briefing. you get this information. reporters, many of you here, go check that against other sources, and then you report and give us, the american people, a more valid report. when it becomes a wide tv production every day, it becomes something else than what a briefing is supposed to be, so i very much regret that i did not put some restrictions on how that briefing would happen every wouldhich, simply said, i bar until it is after -- until after it is over. you cannot put it on life. you can report afte

this is a guy who beat up not only on monica lewinski, but all of the women blaming bill clinton that poor guy who had to suffer and endure all these false charges, according to the democratic party, sid blumenthal was the hit guy. he's still been the hit guy a journalist at one point in his life very anti-republican and very anti-bush hired by the clintons very pro-hillary and bill hired in the white house, hired post-white house and most important thing is ram emmanuel was a chief of staff a tough hard ball political guy would not allow sid blumenthal to be hired by hillary in the state department and the president's people thought he was too notorious and she hired him at the clinton foundation and the clinton foundation paid him 10,000 a month. david: and he was feeding the trump dossier and the democratic memo was coming out to defend the trump dossier. he's still on one of the clinton affiliate payroll and his job is to go out and be the hatchet man david: ed rollins good to see you my friend. we're coming right back with a lot more please stay with us. >> an fbi informant break

it was fine up until monica lewinsky. [laughter] but i think what the folks here will remember is i wished i'd put in place a rule be had at the state department, which is we don't live broadcast these things because they are raw material for journalists who are trying to gather information about the white house. they are not news events. he now has to go out. [inaudible] it is treated now as an entertainment product on cable television and that's not how the white house briefing is supposed to be. the white house put out what it wants to sing. u.s. reporters, many of you here go check out against other sources and then you report and give us come in the american people, a more valid report. when it becomes a wide tv production every day, it becomes something else than what a briefing is supposed to be. i very much regret i did not put some restrictions on how that briefing would happen every day, which simply said, i would've said it's embargoed until it's over so that it's not live. you can't put it online pdf to go rep

. >> linda tripp and monica lewinsky were friends. >> monica was in love with the president. >> she toldbeen taping her phone calls. >> this is paula jones. >> it's just humiliating what he did to me. >> this case is going all the way up to the supreme court. >> the president was going into

morning on some of the sunday shows, sunday morning, ken starr, you might remember him from the monica lewinskyal said we cannot let the meddling divide us and we must unite against the common enemy. >> i think we should stop pointing fingers at one another in this country and realize who the real enemy is. i say enemy. these were spies. they came into our country. they spent millions of dollars, they didn't need to collude with anyone. >> let me bring in my board certified party panel. she is wearing a fantastic dress, she is here joined by democratic strategists and new jersey senate candidate michael hopkins. reason.com associate editor. robbie, i will start with you. i still don't understand why russia would do what they did but i feel like a bunch of people were doing exactly what the russians are accused of. >> that's right. we should keep in mind that we allow people to lobby for different candidates in a democracy where people decide who they want to be president. i urged, i told people that i thought both donald trump and hillary clinton were both both very flawed candidates. did i int

there was not a huge scale scandal along the lines of monica lewinsky. we do have 13 russians as well as a few people affiliated with trump's campaign who have pled guilty and another campaign chairman that's been charged. this is in one year. i don't think obama is wrong in drawing that contrast. >> he tweeted the president this morning, quoting judge napolitano, analyst on fox. he's got a very good point. someone in the justice department has a treasure trove of mrs. clinton's issues. i agree with that. and the president quote that had and sent it out to his millions of followers. >> it seems like he likes to create drama within his own administration. he has gone after his own attorney general, like you pointed out. he fuels this where obama seemed to want to try to keep it in house. were there scandals? sure. but in terms of just kind of feeding it and really putting it out there, tillerson, a whole host of white -- >> name one in his cabinet. >> steve bannon. it's not going to compare with the commander in chief. >> we only have an hour-long show. >

(steve) monica lewinsky is talking about her affair with then-president bill clinton in light of theo' movement. lewinsky has said that the relationship was consensual, but in an interview with vanity fair, she said she has never addressed the dynamic of consent. she said the movement made her realize it was problematic that, as an intern in her early 20s, she had a relationship with one of the most powerful men in the world. she also said there was an inappropriate abuse of authority and privilege. (pam) "clueless" actress and former fox news commentator stacey dash ... is running for congress. dash -- an outspoken republican -- filed paperwork monday in california's 44th district, which has a long history of democratic representation. it includes compton, watts, san pedro and north long beach. dash emerged as a controversial figure in 20- 16... when she called the 'oscars so white' boycott "ludicrous" ... and said, there was no need for black history month. she has not publicly issued a statement about her run for office, but teased the possibility on social media earlier this mont