Paula Corbin Jones (born Paula Rosalee Corbin; September 17, 1966) is
an American civil servant. A former Arkansas state employee, Jones
sued U.S. president Bill Clinton for sexual harassment. The Paula
Jones case provided the impetus for Independent Counsel Ken Starr to
broaden his on-going investigation into Clinton's pre-presidency
financial dealings with the Whitewater Land Company, and resulted in
Clinton's impeachment in the House of Representatives and subsequent
acquittal by the Senate on February 12, 1999. Specifically, Clinton
was asked under oath about Monica Lewinsky in the Jones suit, denied
having ever had sexual relations with her, and was accused of perjury
after evidence of sexual contact was exposed. The Jones lawsuit also
led to a landmark legal precedent by the U.S. Supreme Court which
ruled that a sitting U.S. president is not exempt from civil
litigation for acts committed outside of public office.Jones's suit
was dismissed as lacking legal merit prior to Clinton's impeachment
and the exposure of the Lewinsky affair. But in August 1998 Clinton's
relationship with Lewinsky, and compelling evidence that he had lied
about it under oath in the Jones suit, was brought to light. At that
point Jones appealed the ruling, and her appeal gained traction
following Clinton's admission to having an affair with Lewinsky in
August 1998.On appeal, Clinton agreed to an out-of-court settlement,
paying Jones and her lawyers $850,000 to drop the suit. Clinton's
lawyer said that the President made the settlement only so he could
end the lawsuit for good and move on with his life. Jones and her
lawyers have said the payment is evidence of Clinton's guilt.
an American civil servant. A former Arkansas state employee, Jones
sued U.S. president Bill Clinton for sexual harassment. The Paula
Jones case provided the impetus for Independent Counsel Ken Starr to
broaden his on-going investigation into Clinton's pre-presidency
financial dealings with the Whitewater Land Company, and resulted in
Clinton's impeachment in the House of Representatives and subsequent
acquittal by the Senate on February 12, 1999. Specifically, Clinton
was asked under oath about Monica Lewinsky in the Jones suit, denied
having ever had sexual relations with her, and was accused of perjury
after evidence of sexual contact was exposed. The Jones lawsuit also
led to a landmark legal precedent by the U.S. Supreme Court which
ruled that a sitting U.S. president is not exempt from civil
litigation for acts committed outside of public office.Jones's suit
was dismissed as lacking legal merit prior to Clinton's impeachment
and the exposure of the Lewinsky affair. But in August 1998 Clinton's
relationship with Lewinsky, and compelling evidence that he had lied
about it under oath in the Jones suit, was brought to light. At that
point Jones appealed the ruling, and her appeal gained traction
following Clinton's admission to having an affair with Lewinsky in
August 1998.On appeal, Clinton agreed to an out-of-court settlement,
paying Jones and her lawyers $850,000 to drop the suit. Clinton's
lawyer said that the President made the settlement only so he could
end the lawsuit for good and move on with his life. Jones and her
lawyers have said the payment is evidence of Clinton's guilt.
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