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1998: Linda Tripp betrays Monica Lewinsky. But in 1993, it was Linda who felt wronged, abruptly relegated from the White House. Meanwhile, Paula Jones accuses President Clinton of sexual harassment.

Linda Tripp’s 1998 betrayal of Monica Lewinsky, setting her up to be questioned by lawyers for Special Prosecutor Kenneth Starr, had its roots five years earlier: sidelined from the White House after the suicide of her boss, Tripp feels ill-used. She considers selling her story to sensation-hungry literary agent Lucianne Goldberg, but inside knowledge has a limited shelf-life. But when chance brings West Wing outcast Monica to Linda’s Pentagon workplace in 1996, she recognises a kindred spirit in the former intern.

Meanwhile, an article about a sexual harassment accusation against Bill Clinton while he was Governor of Arkansas forces a reluctant Paula Jones into the nation’s gaze when she decides to start a lawsuit.

57 minutes

Last on

Sat 23 Oct 2021 23:40

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  • Ace of Base

    Beautiful Life

Credits

Role Contributor
Linda Tripp Sarah Paulson
Monica Lewinsky Beanie Feldstein
Paula Jones Annaleigh Ashford
Lucianne Goldberg Margo Martindale
Hilary Clinton Edie Falco
William Jefferson Clinton Clive Owen
Mike Emmick Colin Hanks
Ann Coulter Cobie Smulders
Director Ryan Murphy
Writer Sarah Burgess

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