19981990s NEWS
CLINTON HEARING REGARDING SEXUAL MISCONDUCT WITH MONICA LEWINSKY: BILL'S DEFINES 'SEXUAL', TALKS ABOUT GIFT-GIVING, ETC... ; INT Map Room at the White House: MS United States President William Jefferson Clinton (1992-?) sits at attention ; INT same, Clinton raises right hand & takes oath: 'Do you swear to tell the `legally correct' truth & nothing but...' ; INT same, Clinton snorts. Formal introductions. Clinton cough-burps (gee, forget the sex...this guy is just plain rude!) ; INT same, Prosecutor (always unseen--shot never leaves Clinton) reads 'Importance of the Oath' to Clinton. Paula Jones questions ; INT same, The Inquisition begins! 1st Monica Lewinsky question. Clinton reads infamous 'Ibid' Statement (puts on grandpa glasses) ; INT same, Clinton hands copy of statement to prosecutor, takes glasses off. 1st break (5 minutes of blank screen) ; INT same, 'Sexual' vs. 'Intimate'. Clinton given copy of definition of 'Sexual Relations' from Jones case. Grandpa glasses ; INT same, Clinton asks for copy of his Jones deposition & is given it. He puts on glasses & reads it (silently); INT same, Clinton's 'Part 1' excuse. Gives own understanding of definition. Sips water. VAR questions / non-answers re: Jones case ; INT same, Clinton clears phlegmy throat & picks his ear! What next? Flick a booger at the prosecutors? (not a bad idea, actually) ; INT same, Clinton drinks water w/ grampa glasses on (I think he has those glasses just so he can whip them off dramatically) ; INT same, Clinton passes buck for lying in deposition to Bill Bennett. 'Present tense' argument. 'I wasn't paying attention...' ; INT same, Clinton goes on harangue against the Jones lawyers' strategies ('Dragnet of Discovery'). Lots of finger wagging ; INT same, 'How many times were you alone with Ms. Lewinsky?' Clinton makes frog face (NOTE: VERY FUNNY IN SLO-MO!) ; INT same, Clinton half-answers questions about Christmas gifts given to Monica. (Santa's gonna stuff your stocking, baby!); INT same, Clinton explains what he & Monica discussed regarding her subpoena in the Jones case. Vernon Jordan crap ; INT same, Subpoenaing of Bill's gifts to Monica brought up. DID BILL ASK FOR THE GIFTS BACK? WILL THE JOKER, KEN STARR
