The Life Of Willie Willey by Keith L. Yates

She also testified Willey seemed excited about the alleged assault.

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Willey's case received further discredit when her former White House colleague Linda Tripp in her grand jury testimony to the Paula Jones case stated Willey had been attempting to pursue a romance with Clinton the day she arrived in the White House in 1993. The Nation cites 'more than a dozen discrepancies' in total.

However, in both statements, she alleged Clinton had assaulted her. There were found to be some differences in her public admissions of what happened between her and Clinton and her testimony in Paula Jones case. District Court Judge Royce Lamberth ruled that President Clinton had 'committed a criminal violation' of the Privacy Act of 1974 by releasing letters written to him by Willey after the alleged incident took place. The day after Willey's 60 Minute appearance, private letters exchanged after the alleged assault between Willey and Clinton were released in an attempt to repudiate sexual assault accusations made by Willey, reports CNN. On March 15, 1998, Willey appeared on the TV news program 60 Minutes where she made public her allegations that Bill Clinton had sexually assaulted her on November 29, 1993, during his first term as President. I pushed him away and I said 'I think I'd better go.'' Clinton denied the claims in his deposition under oath.

The Washington Post reports Willey said in her deposition: 'He whispered, 'I've wanted to do this ever since I laid eyes on you.'. On July 28, 1997, the publication named Willey as the woman, reported The Nation.Īfter giving a deposition regarding her allegations in January 1998, Willey was subpoenaed to testify in the Paula Jones sexual harassment case in March 1998, where more details of her alleged encounter with Clinton came to light. Clinton has always denied Willey's accusation.Īs seen in Impeachment: American Crime Story, her accusations became public in the Drudge Report, but her name was not included in the article. Willey alleged that in November 1993, Clinton had hugged her, kissed her, touched her breast, and placed her hand on his genitals in a private study of the Oval Office. Read more The True Stories Behind 'American Horror Stories' Episode 2

The Life Of Willie Willey by Keith L. Yates