Impeachment: American Crime Story: Monica Lewinsky and Linda Tripp speak to the Grand Jury

Monica Lewinsky (Beanie Feldstein) and Linda Tripp (Sarah Paulson) tell their own sides to this epic saga to the Grand Jury in the penultimate episode of Impeachment: American Crime Story.

The episode, entitled The Grand Jury, finds these former friends telling 23 strangers in the Grand Jury what happened. 

Meanwhile, after her explosive confrontation with Bill Clinton (Clive Owen), Hillary (Edie Falco) seems ready to forgive her husband as they take on their (many) enemies together.

Grand jury: Monica Lewinsky (Beanie Feldstein) and Linda Tripp (Sarah Paulson) tell their own sides to this epic saga to the Grand Jury in the penultimate episode of Impeachment: American Crime Story

Strangers: The episode, entitled The Grand Jury, finds these former friends telling 23 strangers in the Grand Jury what happene

The episode begins in a cafeteria of some sort, with people making breakfast, when LInda triess to help a woman make waffles.

Two men in suits whisper behind her, as the woman thanks her for helping her make the waffles, and as the woman goes back to her friends, she whispers, ‘That’s Linda Tripp.’

Linda calls her boss to complain about creating a manual for her old job, as we cut between her on the phone and her interactions with people at the hotel she’s staying at.

Linda is seen cutting newspaper articles out of the paper when she gets a visit from her daughter Allison (Emma Mausolf) comes by with her mail.

She tells her daughter that the judge has told her not to talk to anyone, which is why she’s staying at the hotel.

She tells her daughter that she’s going to give a speech, once she’s ‘free’ of al this, and she’s going to simply, ‘tell my side of the story.’

Impeachment is based on Jeffrey Toobin’s book A Vast Conspiracy: The Real Story of the Sex Scandal That Nearly Brought Down a President.

The first season was based on another Toobin book, The Run of His Life: The People v. O. J. Simpson, with the second season, The Assassination of Gianni Versace based on Maureen Orth’s Vulgar Favors: Andrew Cunanan, Gianni Versace, and the Largest Failed Manhunt in U.S. History.

The all-star cast also includes Edie Falco as Hillary Clinton, Anthony Green as Al Gore, Billy Eichner as Mike Drudge, Cobie Smulders as Ann Coulter, Kathleen Turner as Susan Webber Wright, Margo Martindale as Lucianne Goldberg and Mira Sorvina as Marcia Lewis.

Adaptation: Impeachment is based on Jeffrey Toobin’s book A Vast Conspiracy: The Real Story of the Sex Scandal That Nearly Brought Down a President

Sarah Burgess created the series, who is also Executive Producer alongside Ryan Murphy, Nina Jacobson, Brad Simpson, Brad Falchuk, Larry Karaszewski, Scott Alexander, Alexis Martin Woodall and Sarah Paulson. 

Monica Lewinsky will serve as a producer alongside Henrietta Conrad and Jemima Khan. 

The real-life scandal first unfolded in January 1998 on The Drudge Report website, which was later picked up by mainstream media outlets like The Washington Post.

Scandal: The real-life scandal first unfolded in January 1998 on The Drudge Report website, which was later picked up by mainstream media outlets like The Washington Post

While Clinton, who was in his second term as President at the time, denied the allegations at first, more and more evidence came to light.

Such evidence included a semen-stained blue dress that Lewinsky had been encouraged to save without cleaning, by her one-time friend Linda Tripp. 

While Clinton continued to deny the affair, he ultimately came clean in August 1998, which lead to his impeachment.

Clinton was ultimately acquitted on both impeachment charges, and he ultimately served out the remainder of his term. 

Evidence: While Clinton, who was in his second term as President at the time, denied the allegations at first, more and more evidence came to light

One-time friend: Such evidence included a semen-stained blue dress that Lewinsky had been encouraged to save without cleaning, by her one-time friend Linda Tripp

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