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　　Background:

ThePaulaJonesSexualHarassmentSuit

　　TheimpeachmentsagaofPresidentClintonhasitsoriginsinasexualharassmentlawsuitbroughtinArkansasinMay,1994byPaulaJones,aformerArkansasstateemployee.Inhersuit,JonesallegedthatonMay8,1991,whileshehelpedtostaffastate-sponsoredmanagementconferenceattheExcelsiorHotelinLittleRock,astatetrooperandmemberofGovernorClinton'

ssecuritydetail,DannyFerguson,approachedherandtoldherthattheGovernorwouldliketomeetherinhishotelsuite.Minuteslater,Jones,seeingthisasanopportunitytoadvancehercareer,tooktheelevatortoClinton'

ssuite.There,accordingtoherdisputedaccount,Clintonmadeaseriesofincreasinglyaggressivemoves,culminatinginhisdroppinghispantsexposinganerection——andthenaskingJonesto"

kissit."

JonesclaimedthatshestoodandtoldtheGovernor,"

I'

mnotthatkindofgirl."

Assheleft,Clintonstoppedherbythedoorandsaid,"

You'

reasmartgirl,let'

skeepthisbetweenourselves."

　　LawyersforClintonarguedthattheJonessuitwoulddistracthimfromtheimportanttasksofhisofficeandshouldnotbeallowedtogoforwardwhileheoccupiedtheWhiteHouse.Clinton'

simmunityclaimeventuallyreachedtheUnitedStatesSupremeCourt.TheCourtruledunanimouslyinMay,1997againstthePresident,andalloweddiscoveryinthecasetoproceed.AsFederalAppealsCourtJudge（andReaganappointee）RichardA.PosnernotedinAnAffairofState:

TheInvestigation,Impeachment,andTrialofPresidentClinton,theCourt'

s"

inept不当的、愚蠢的,"

"

unpragmatic,不重实效、不重实际"

and"

backward-looking"

decisioninClintonvJones,andanearlierdecisionbytheCourtupholding赞成、批准theconstitutionality合宪性oftheactauthorizingtheappointmentofindependentcounsels,hadmajorconsequences:

赞成uphold,support,confirm（toupholdjustice）

否决overrule,veto

　　"

Clinton'

saffairwithMonicaLewinsky,anaffairintrinsicallydevoid缺乏ofsignificancetoanyoneexceptLewinsky,wouldhaveremainedasecretfromthepublic.Thepublicwouldnothavebeenworsefornotknowingaboutit.Therewouldhavebeennoimpeachmentinquiry,noimpeachment,noconcernsaboutthemotivesbehindthePresident'

smilitaryactionsagainstterroristsandrogue流氓、歹徒statesinthesummerandfallof1998,nospectacleoftheUnitedStatesSenateplay-acting表演atadjudication判决.TheSupremeCourt'

sdecisionscreatedasituationthatledthePresidentandhisdefendersintothepatternofcornered-ratbehaviorthatengenderedaconstitutionalstormandthatmayhaveembitteredAmericanpolitics,weakenedthePresidency,distractedthefederalgovernmentfromessentialbusiness,andunderminedtheruleoflaw."

判决 

n. 

judgement,judgment,adjudgement,adjudication（adjudicationofbankruptcy）

v. 

adjudge,adjudicate,doom

　　AsaresultoftheSupremeCourt'

saction诉讼,JudgeSusanWeberWrightalloweddiscoverytoproceedinthePaulaJoneslawsuit.JudgeWrightruledthatlawyersforJones,inordertohelpprovehersexualharassmentclaim,couldinquireintoanysexualrelationshipsthatClintonmighthavewithsubordinateseitherasGovernorofArkansasorasPresidentoftheUnitedStates.AcriticalmomentinthecascadeofeventsthatwouldeventuallyleadtoimpeachmentcameonDecember5,1997whenJones'

slawyerssubmittedalistofwomenthattheywouldliketodepose宣誓证明.IncludedonthelistthenameofMonicaLewinsky.

　　ThePresidentandMonicaLewinsky

　　MonicaLewinskycametoWashingtoninJuly1995toworkasaWhiteHouseinternatage21,newlygraduatedfromLewisandClarkCollegeinPortland.Inherfirstfewmonthsonthejob,theaggressiveandsexuallyexperiencedLewinskymetandflirtedwiththePresident,butnoopportunitiesforclosepersonalcontactarose.InNovember1995,however,LewinskywasassignedtotheWestWingandshesoonfoundherselfalonewithClinton.HeaskedifhecouldkissLewinsky.Shequicklyconsented.Laterthatevening,thetwowouldhavethefirstofwhateventuallywouldbetensexualencountersoverasixteen-monthperiod.Aftereightoftheencountershadtakenplace,inApril1996,Clinton'

sdeputychiefofstaff——mostlikelyawareofthethreattheyounginternposed——reassignedLewinskytoapositionintheDepartmentofDefense.ThefollowingmonthClintontoldadisappointedLewinsky（"

Hewasmysunshine,"

shelatertoldagrandjury）hewasendingtherelationship,buthereviveditbrieflyinearly1997.

　　Theencountersfollowedapredictablepattern.GenerallytheyoccurredonweekendmorningsinandaroundtheOvalOffice（includingastudy,ahallway,andabathroom）,whenfewpeopleexceptClinton'

spersonalsecretary,BettyCurrie,wouldbearoundtheWestWing.Althoughmanyprivatemeetingsbetweenthetwoinvolvednosexualactivity,whentheydidtheygenerallyincludedLewinskyfellating口交thePresidentandthePresidentfondlingherbreastsandgenitalia.Onthreeoccasions,LewinskyperformedoralsexwhilethePresidenttalkedonthephonetomembersofCongress.LewinskytoldClintonshewouldliketohavevaginalintercoursewithhim,butheresisted.Healsoterminatedtheoralsexsessionsbeforeejaculationuntiltheirlasttwoencounters.

　　WhenClintonagaintoldLewinskyinMay1997thattheirsexualrelationshipwasover,sheredoubledeffortsthatbeganthepreviousyeartoenlistthePresident'

sassistanceinfindingemployment.LewinskyreceivedajobofferfromU.N.AmbassadorBillRichardsonseveralmonthslater,butsheturneditdown,preferringtofindprivatesectoremployment.ClintongolfingbuddyandpowerbrokerVernonJordan,actingatwhathepresumedtobethePresident'

srequestthroughBettyCurrie,metwithLewinskytodiscussemploymentpossibilitiesinNovember1997.

　　LessthantwoweeksafterLewinsky'

snameappearedontheJonesdepositionlist,Clintontoldherthenews.Headvisedherthatfilinganaffidavit宣誓口供mightavoidthenecessityofadeposition（butonly,heneedhardlyhavesaid,ifshedeniedasexualrelationship）,andheremindedheroftheir"

coverstory"

forherfrequenttripstoOvalOffice——thatshewasjustdeliveringdocuments.TwodaysafterdiscussingthematterwithClinton,Lewinskyreceivedasubpoena传票toappearforadepositioninJanuary1998.ShecalledVernonJordan,whoagainmetwithherandreferredhertoanattorney,whoproceededtodraftanaffidavitthatreflectedherdenialofanysexualinvolvementwiththePresident.

　　JustafterChristmas,LewinskyspokeagainwithClinton,raisingherconcernthatthesubpoenahadrequestedthatshebringtothedepositionanygifts——andthereweremany——thatshehadreceivedfromhim.AlthoughClintonapparentlyinformedLewinskythatshewasobligated有义务togivethelawyersforJonesanygiftsinherpossession,acallcamelaterthatdayfromCurrie,indicatingthatsheunderstoodLewinskyhadsomeitemsshe'

dliketogiveherforsafekeeping.（Currie,inhertestimony,disagreedwithLewinsky'

sversionofeventsandclaimedthatthecallaboutthepresentscamefromLewinsky,nother.）CurriedrovetoLewinsky'

shomeandcartedawayaboxofClintongiftsandputthemunderherbed.

　　InearlyJanuary1998,Lewinskysignedanaffidavit,withtheintentoffilingitfortheJonescase,claimingherrelationshipwiththePresidentwasnon-sexual.ThedayafterLewinskyshowedtheaffidavittoVernonJordan,JordanmadeacalltoRonaldPerelman,afriendandmemberoftheBoardofDirectorsofRevlon,encouraginghimtohireLewinsky.ThejobofferfromRevloncamejusttwodayslater.

　　LindaTrippGetsInvolved

　　ThesourceoftheinformationthatputMonicaLewinsky'

snameonthedepositionlistfortheJonescasewasLindaTripp.TripphadservedintheBushWhiteHouse,andwasheldover继任inherjobwhenClintonbecamepresidentin1993.Trippcametodespise轻视Clinton.In1996,whensheconsideredhowtoexpose揭露whatsheconsideredtobeWestWingscandals,shecontactedaconservativeliteraryagentandself-describedClinton-hater,LucianneGoldberg.GoldbergurgedTripptowriteanexpose'

butatthattimeTripp'

sconcernwithkeepingherjobcausedhertorejectthesuggestion.

　　Tripp'

snamecametopublicattentioninAugust1997whenitappearedinaNewsweekarticleinwhichsherecalledrunningintoaWhiteHousevolunteer,KathleenWilley,shortlyafterWilleyhadbeenkissedandfondledbyClintoninhisprivateoffice.（Willey,accordingtoTripp,was"

happyandjoyful"

andtheincidentwas"

notacaseofsexualharassment."

）PaulaJones'

slawyers,ofcourse,tooknoteofTripp'

saccount——andundoubtedlydeterminedatthattimetoaddTripptotheirlistofpotentialwitnesses.

　　MonthsbeforetheWilleystorybroke,however,Tripplearnedfromherthen-friend,MonicaLewinsky,thatshewashavinganaffairwiththePresident.TripptoldthereporterforNewsweek,MichaelIsik