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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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David Smith in Washington

Bill Clinton book describes ‘frustration’ over Monica Lewinsky affair questions

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Bill Clinton at a campaign event for Kamala Harris in Wisconsin last month. Photograph: Mark Hertzberg/Zuma/Rex/Shutterstock

Bill Clinton, the former US president, has written of his “frustration” at being questioned about his affair with White House intern Monica Lewinsky while acknowledging that he has never apologized to her directly.

Clinton became embroiled in one of the biggest political scandals in history when it emerged in 1998 that he had a sexual relationship with the then 22-year-old Lewinsky. The president, who initially lied before apologizing, was impeached by the House of Representatives but acquitted by the Senate.

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