How did late-night phone calls between two friends explode into one of the biggest political scandals in American history? Truth and Lies: Monica and Bill, a new two-hour documentary from ABC News, takes an up close look at hours of surreptitiously recorded conversations between White House intern Monica Lewinsky and her confidante, Linda Tripp; how the saga that ensued took an emotional toll on the desperate, young intern; and the lengths her colleague would go to uncover an American president's deception. The special marking the 20th anniversary of President Clinton's impeachment features new interviews...
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Actual surreptitious tapes that changed American politics forever.
Editing
Juxtaposing Lewinsky's youth against the political machine chewing her up.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This scandal invented modern internet news cycles—Drudge Report broke it before mainstream media could bury it.
Lewinsky's participation here marked her reclamation arc, two decades after Barbara Walters got 70 million viewers for her humiliation.
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