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Inside Monica Lewinsky's $12M tell-all, part 1

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    'Geraldo at Large' exclusive with the National Enquirer and former Clinton mistress Gennifer Flowers

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Back live in LA Bill Clinton as you know flying high again the most popular politician in our nation making the most memorable speak to the political season.

The Democratic National Convention.

But it wasn't so long ago that a liaison with the young intern almost cost the 42 president his job.

Monica Lewinsky 39 years old now.

You're about to hear in what will be an exclusive report how he's aiming -- cashed in big time on her notorious case.

-- -- -- -- -- -- First I thought it was nobody's business.

Second of all I didn't -- to had anything to do.

With -- -- -- her case.

January 17 1998.

In the long delayed deposition from Paula Jones in her sexual harassment case against President Clinton.

Three days later Washington explodes with reports of another alleged sex scandal.

At the senator former White House intern Monica Lewinsky.

This talk of tapes.

Oval Office sex and obstruction the White House is -- see each president adamantly denies it.

I smell -- -- all -- it's reported that former White House aide in Lewinsky coworker Linda Tripp.

Has tapes of the young intern discussing her affair with the president of the United States including nine alleged sexual encounters with mr.

Clinton.

All on the Oval Office is going to be -- war trip gives the tapes independent counsel Ken Starr who's already investigating President Clinton.

And the controversy surrounding something called white war.

But the president vehemently denies the chart.

I want you to listen to me I'm gonna say this again and I did not have sexual relations with that woman.

Miss Lewinsky.

I never told anybody to lie not a single time never these.

Allegations are false.

And just 48 hours later comes word of a stained dress.

And phone sex this is about embarrassing the president of the United States of America.

Plain and simple eight long and tortured months later under escalating pressure from store who's on what Lewinsky's semen stained blue dress.

The president changes his June indeed I did have a relationship with miss Lewinsky that was not appropriate.

In fact it was wrong.

The Republican dominated House of Representatives then votes to impeach the president on charges -- perjury and obstruction of justice.

Leaving the United States senate.

To judge whether those charges were true on February 6 1990 not.

The young woman at the center of the president's problems finally takes the witness that.

I thought to myself I knew I wouldn't either relationship if you believe -- You will see this morning how the president -- local web of perjury.

And obstruction of justice.

I believe that.

The president says something.

You can always say you're coming -- see Betty you're bringing me papers.

The president's lawyers argued that there is no clear evidence that he ever did anything illegal.

The senate agrees.

But quitting their president on all charges I'm not ashamed of the fact that they -- -- that was their decision not mine.

And it was wrong.

I agree it was.

I think.

Married men lie about things like getting oral sex from.

In -- it's happened countless men countless times.

And that president was being judged by people who.

Whose hands were as dirty as his own in their own various nefarious if -- are some of them at least.

Joining us now that's Gennifer Flowers Jennifer on the left Jennifer claimed her own affair with the president of the United States on the right Mike Walker he never had -- there -- The president you -- -- with anyone -- -- -- -- the -- of The National -- he's got the exclusive details on Monica's multi million dollar pay day.

-- -- gets you on the next segment Jennifer in this one what do you think about what you're hearing about about Monica the resurfacing of all this stuff is it worth it.

Absolutely I think that she has a right to tell her story certainly a lot of things have happened in her life -- she.

Talked about this at all he's almost forty years old now I think she was what 2122 years old when all this happened.

She's a you know she lives in the United States of America.

And as far as I know we still have equal rights as women.

And she has every right to come out and tell her story if there's a publisher that's making money from her story she has a right to compensation.

So compensation -- is it right though it.

You know Hillary to hurt the secretary of state and all the good work the president has done.

I'm not aware of -- and I'm I'm aware of some of the good that he's done I'm aware of a lot of the bad that he's done he's a liar.

He did perjure himself.

He's he's never really been held totally responsible for all the -- in the cheating.

That he's done his -- need to hold him responsible for that day you don't.

-- I'm I'm not having an affair with a man anymore and -- Monica Lewinsky I mean let Hillary.

You know talk to -- about that.

That's gotta go we'll be right back.