![]() ![]() ![]() The whole thing comes out of Ryan Murphy's very prolific shop, which did the previous "American Crime Story" and "American Horror Story" and all kinds of things. There are also some smaller roles of note - Billy Eichner and Cobie Smulders as Matt Drudge and Ann Coulter and Edie Falco as Hillary Clinton, who at least in the early going is not in this very much. Here, there's an all-star cast bringing all these people to life - Beanie Feldstein as Monica Lewinsky, Sarah Paulson as Linda Tripp, Annaleigh Ashford as Paula Jones and Clive Owen as President Bill Clinton. Clinton was eventually impeached for perjury and obstruction of justice, although he was eventually acquitted. That was partly because Lewinsky confided in an older friend named Linda Tripp, who secretly recorded their conversations about their relationship and turned them over to prosecutor Ken Starr. Later, when another woman named Paula Jones came forward with an accusation that Clinton had sexually harassed her, the investigation of that accusation came to include Lewinsky as well. Monica Lewinsky was a White House intern with whom President Bill Clinton began a sexual relationship that took place in the White House. HOLMES: You probably know a lot of the story, but here goes. Welcome back, Danielle.ĭANIELLE KURTZLEBEN, BYLINE: Hello, I'm always happy to be here. Also with us is NPR political reporter Danielle Kurtzleben. ![]() HOLMES: And I'm Linda Holmes, and today, we're talking about "Impeachment: American Crime Story" on POP CULTURE HAPPY HOUR from NPR. Lewinsky was a consultant on the series, which spends much of its time examining how she, as a young intern, not only began a sexual relationship with the president but also became the subject of ridicule and even the threat of prosecution. "Impeachment: American Crime Story" is less about Bill Clinton's 1998 impeachment and more about three women who played central roles in the saga - Paula Jones, Linda Tripp and Monica Lewinsky. ![]()
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