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Politics : Bill Clinton Scandal - SANITY CHECK -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Big D who wrote (6491)	10/1/1998 11:00:00 AM
From: Les H	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 67261

Hilary Clinton 'in the dark' over Monica By Hugh Davies in Washington Ex-intern 'stalked Clinton adviser' HILLARY Clinton was aware her husband was spending extra time with Monica Lewinsky, but she told Sidney Blumenthal, a White House aide, that the President was simply "ministering" to "a troubled young woman", according to Republican leaks in Washington yesterday. The story of Mr Clinton on his knees in the Oval Office, apparently praying with Miss Lewinsky, is said to be in Mr Blumenthal's grand jury testimony that is about to be released by the House Judiciary Committee. It has already emerged that the former White House trainee viewed their encounters as earning her "presidential knee-pads" by offering him oral sex. Mr Blumenthal's account in being compared to Mrs Clinton's initial reaction to reports of the affair in January. She said she was awakened in bed by her husband who told her: "You're not going to believe this, but. . ." The reports came "as a big surprise" to both of them. She said she loved her husband and believed his denial of an affair. She spoke of "a firestorm" of lies in a Right-wing conspiracy to destroy the presidency. To some scepticism, friends of Mrs Clinton still insist that she only knew the full truth about Miss Lewinsky's involvement with her husband just before he confessed to the nation. Mr Blumenthal is said to have asked Mrs Clinton about Miss Lewinsky after hearing rumours of a presidential affair. The aide told the jury that her response was to insist that her husband, a Southern Baptist, was merely offering spiritual guidance to the confused 22-year-old from Beverly Hills. Mr Blumenthal is said to have eventually confronted Mr Clinton, who explained that the woman chased him and wanted sex so that other White House workers could no longer accuse her of simply being a "stalker".