Monica Lewinsky and President Bill Clinton at the White House on Nov. 17, 1995. In a pointed Vanity Fair essay, Lewinsky recalls the scandal surrounding her sexual relationship with then-President Bill Clinton, prompting his impeachment trial. The magazine called them “the voices that launched a movement.”Monica Lewinsky embraces Clinton at a White House lawn party Nov. 6, 1996. (AP)“Until recently (thank you, Harvey Weinstein), historians hadn’t really had the perspective to fully process and acknowledge that year of shame and spectacle,” Lewinsky now writes. “They are speaking volumes against the pernicious conspiracies of silence that have long protected powerful men when it comes to sexual assault, sexual harassment, and abuse of power.”

Source: Washington Post February 26, 2018 16:49 UTC