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NOW, A NEW DOCUMENTARY IS PULLING BACK THE CURTAIN.
PULLING BACK THE CURTAIN. >> WE ALL BRING OUR BAGGAGE TO
>> WE ALL BRING OUR BAGGAGE TO LIFE.
LIFE. AND SOMETIMES WE DO WHAT WE
AND SOMETIMES WE DO WHAT WE SHOULDN’T DO.
SHOULDN’T DO. IT WAS AWFUL WHAT I DID.
IT WAS AWFUL WHAT I DID. >> Reporter: THIS MORNING,
>> Reporter: THIS MORNING, FORMER PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON,
FORMER PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON, NOW OPENING UP ABOUT HIS AFFAIR
NOW OPENING UP ABOUT HIS AFFAIR WITH THEN-INTERN MONICA
WITH THEN-INTERN MONICA LEWINSKY, INCLUDING WHEN HE TOLD
LEWINSKY, INCLUDING WHEN HE TOLD HIS WIFE ABOUT IT.
HIS WIFE ABOUT IT. >> I TOLD HER EXACTLY WHAT
>> I TOLD HER EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED, WHEN IT HAPPENED, AND
HAPPENED, WHEN IT HAPPENED, AND I SAID, I FEEL TERRIBLE ABOUT
I SAID, I FEEL TERRIBLE ABOUT IT.
IT. >> I WAS SO, YOU KNOW,
>> I WAS SO, YOU KNOW, PERSONALLY JUST HURT.
PERSONALLY JUST HURT. YOU KNOW, I CAN’T BELIEVE THIS.
YOU KNOW, I CAN’T BELIEVE THIS. I CAN’T BELIEVE YOU LIED.
I CAN’T BELIEVE YOU LIED. >> SHE SAID, YOU HAVE TO GO TELL
>> SHE SAID, YOU HAVE TO GO TELL YOUR DAUGHTER.
YOUR DAUGHTER. SHE SAID, THAT’S WORSE THAN ME.
SHE SAID, THAT’S WORSE THAN ME. AND SO, I DID THAT.
AND SO, I DID THAT. THAT WAS AWFUL.
THAT WAS AWFUL. >> Reporter: THE FORMER
>> Reporter: THE FORMER PRESIDENT BLAMING ANXIETY IN
PRESIDENT BLAMING ANXIETY IN OFFICE FOR HIS TRANSGRESSIONS.
OFFICE FOR HIS TRANSGRESSIONS. >> YOU’VE BEEN IN A 15-ROUND
>> YOU’VE BEEN IN A 15-ROUND PRIZE FIGHT THAT’S BEEN EXTENDED
PRIZE FIGHT THAT’S BEEN EXTENDED TO 30 ROUNDS.
TO 30 ROUNDS. HERE’S SOMEONE WHO WILL TAKE
HERE’S SOMEONE WHO WILL TAKE YOUR MIND OFF OF IT FOR A WHILE.
YOUR MIND OFF OF IT FOR A WHILE. >> Reporter: THEIR REVEALING
>> Reporter: THEIR REVEALING COMMENTS PART OF A NEW HULU
COMMENTS PART OF A NEW HULU DOCUMENTARY "HILLARY," FOCUSED
DOCUMENTARY "HILLARY," FOCUSED ON HER CAREER AND LIFE IN THE
ON HER CAREER AND LIFE IN THE SPOTLIGHT.
SPOTLIGHT. >> I STOOD BY HIM BECAUSE I
>> I STOOD BY HIM BECAUSE I THOUGHT THE IMPEACHMENT PROCESS
THOUGHT THE IMPEACHMENT PROCESS WAS WRONG.
WAS WRONG. BUT THAT WASN’T THE NECESSARY
BUT THAT WASN’T THE NECESSARY ANSWER TO WHAT I WOULD DO WITH
ANSWER TO WHAT I WOULD DO WITH MY MARRIAGE.
MY MARRIAGE. >> Reporter: THE CLINTONS’
>> Reporter: THE CLINTONS’ CANDID REVELATIONS FOLLOWING
CANDID REVELATIONS FOLLOWING YEARS OF SCRUTINY AFTER BILL’S
YEARS OF SCRUTINY AFTER BILL’S ACTIONS WITH MONICA LEWINSKY.
ACTIONS WITH MONICA LEWINSKY. >> LOOKING BACK ON WHAT HAPPENED
>> LOOKING BACK ON WHAT HAPPENED THEN, THROUGH THE LENS OF #METOO
THEN, THROUGH THE LENS OF #METOO NOW, DO YOU FEEL DIFFERENTLY OR
NOW, DO YOU FEEL DIFFERENTLY OR FEEL MORE RESPONSIBILITY?
FEEL MORE RESPONSIBILITY? >> NO.
>> NO. I FELT TERRIBLE THEN.
I FELT TERRIBLE THEN. AND I CAME TO GRIPS WITH IT.
AND I CAME TO GRIPS WITH IT. >> Reporter: IN 2018, CLINTON
>> Reporter: IN 2018, CLINTON SPEAKING TO CRAIG ABOUT MUN
SPEAKING TO CRAIG ABOUT MUN LEWINSKY.
LEWINSKY. >> WOULD YOU GIVE HER AN
>> WOULD YOU GIVE HER AN APOLOGY?
APOLOGY? >> NO.
>> NO. I NEVER TALKED TO HER.
I NEVER TALKED TO HER. BUT I DID SAY ON MORE THAN ONE
BUT I DID SAY ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION THAT I WAS SORRY.
OCCASION THAT I WAS SORRY. >> I CAME TO THIS POINT THAT I
>> I CAME TO THIS POINT THAT I HAD TO REALIZE, I COULDN’T RUN
HAD TO REALIZE, I COULDN’T RUN AWAY FROM WHAT HAPPENED TO ME.
AWAY FROM WHAT HAPPENED TO ME. >> Reporter: LAST OCTOBER,
>> Reporter: LAST OCTOBER, LEWINSKY TOLD SAVANNAH HOW SHE’S
LEWINSKY TOLD SAVANNAH HOW SHE’S TRANSFORMED HER OWN PAIN INTO AN
TRANSFORMED HER OWN PAIN INTO AN ANTI-BULLYING CRUSADE.
ANTI-BULLYING CRUSADE. >> HOW DID IT FEEL TO COME OUT
>> HOW DID IT FEEL TO COME OUT AND RECLAIM YOUR STORY?
AND RECLAIM YOUR STORY? >> WELL, IT WAS TERRIFYING.
>> WELL, IT WAS TERRIFYING. IT COULD HAVE GONE DIFFERENTLY.
IT COULD HAVE GONE DIFFERENTLY. AND I’M GRATEFUL FOR THE WAY IT
AND I’M GRATEFUL FOR THE WAY IT CHANGED.
CHANGED. >> Reporter: CLINTON SAID IT’S
>> Reporter: CLINTON SAID IT’S UNFAIR HOW LEWINSKY’S NAME GAME
UNFAIR HOW LEWINSKY’S NAME GAME SYNONYMOUS WITH SCANDAL.
SYNONYMOUS WITH SCANDAL. >> I FEEL TERRIBLE THAT MONICA
>> I FEEL TERRIBLE THAT MONICA LEWINSKY’S LIFE WAS DEFINED BY
LEWINSKY’S LIFE WAS DEFINED BY IT, UNFAIRLY, I THINK.
IT, UNFAIRLY, I THINK. OH
OH OVER THE YEARS, I’VE WATCHED HER
OVER THE YEARS, I’VE WATCHED HER TRY TO GET A NORMAL LIFE BACK
TRY TO GET A NORMAL LIFE BACK AGAIN.
AGAIN. BUT YOU HAVE TO DECIDE HOW TO
BUT YOU HAVE TO DECIDE HOW TO DEFINE NORMAL.
DEFINE NORMAL. >> STEPH, WE HEARD THE FORMER
>> STEPH, WE HEARD THE FORMER SECRETARY OF STATE THERE,
SECRETARY OF STATE THERE, DEFENDING HER HUSBAND, IN PART,
DEFENDING HER HUSBAND, IN PART, BY SAYING, THE IMPEACHMENT
BY SAYING, THE IMPEACHMENT PROCESS WAS WRONG.
PROCESS WAS WRONG. BUT SHE WAS UNSURE ABOUT WHETHER
BUT SHE WAS UNSURE ABOUT WHETHER TO STAY IN THE MARRIAGE.
TO STAY IN THE MARRIAGE. WHAT ELSE DID SHE SAY ABOUT THAT
WHAT ELSE DID SHE SAY ABOUT THAT DECISION, TO STAY IN THE
DECISION, TO STAY IN THE MARRIAGE.
MARRIAGE. >> IT’S INTERESTING.
>> IT’S INTERESTING. ONE DECISION, WHETHER OR NOT TO
ONE DECISION, WHETHER OR NOT TO DEFEND HIM, WHICH SHE DID,
DEFEND HIM, WHICH SHE DID, DURING THE IMPEACHMENT PROCESS.
DURING THE IMPEACHMENT PROCESS. AND THE OTHER, DECIDING WHETHER
AND THE OTHER, DECIDING WHETHER OR NOT THEY STILL HAD A MARRIAGE
OR NOT THEY STILL HAD A MARRIAGE AFTER ALL THIS.
AFTER ALL THIS. THEY SAID THEY WENT THROUGH
THEY SAID THEY WENT THROUGH COUNSELING, WHAT THEY
COUNSELING, WHAT THEY DESCRIBE -- HILLARY CLINTON
DESCRIBE -- HILLARY CLINTON DESCRIBED AS PAINFUL COUNSELING.
DESCRIBED AS PAINFUL COUNSELING. AND BILL CLINTON SAYS IT WAS ONE
AND BILL CLINTON SAYS IT WAS ONE OF THE HARDEST THINGS THAT HE
OF THE HARDEST THINGS THAT HE EVER DID.
EVER DID. IN TEND, THEY STAYED TOGETHER.
IN TEND, THEY STAYED TOGETHER. >> IT’S REMARKABLE TO HEAR THEM
>> IT’S REMARKABLE TO HEAR THEM SPEAK SO EMOTIONALLY ABOUT THIS.
SPEAK SO EMOTIONALLY ABOUT THIS. AND THEY OPEN UP ABOUT SPEAKING
AND THEY OPEN UP ABOUT SPEAKING WITH CHELSEA AFTER THE
WITH CHELSEA AFTER THE REVELATION
REVELATION REVELATIONS.
REVELATIONS. >> IT’S THE DAY AFTER BILL
>> IT’S THE DAY AFTER BILL CLINTON COMES OUT AND ADMITS TO
CLINTON COMES OUT AND ADMITS TO HAVING THIS AFFAIR WITH MONICA
HAVING THIS AFFAIR WITH MONICA LEWINSKY.
LEWINSKY. AND THEY WERE ON THEIR WAY TO
AND THEY WERE ON THEIR WAY TO MARTHA’S VINEYARD.
MARTHA’S VINEYARD. AND CHELSEA CLINTON STANDING
AND CHELSEA CLINTON STANDING BETWEEN THEM.
BETWEEN THEM. SHE’S ONLY 18 AT THE TIME.
SHE’S ONLY 18 AT THE TIME. AND GRABS BOTH OF THEIR HANDS.
AND GRABS BOTH OF THEIR HANDS. YOU SEE IT IN THE VIDEO THERE.
YOU SEE IT IN THE VIDEO THERE. AND HILLARY CLINTON SAYS, AT
AND HILLARY CLINTON SAYS, AT THAT MOMENT, SHE WAS SO STRUCK
THAT MOMENT, SHE WAS SO STRUCK BY HER DAUGHTER AND HOW STRONG
BY HER DAUGHTER AND HOW STRONG HER DAUGHTER WAS AND HOW SHE
HER DAUGHTER WAS AND HOW SHE KNEW THAT’S EXACTLY WHAT THEY
KNEW THAT’S EXACTLY WHAT THEY NEEDED IN THAT MOMENT.
NEEDED IN THAT MOMENT. PRETTY REMARKABLE.
PRETTY REMARKABLE. >> THAT DOCUMENTARY, BY THE WAY,
>> THAT DOCUMENTARY, BY THE WAY, OUT ON HULU TODAY.
OUT ON HULU TODAY. VERY QUICKLY, WHAT WAS THE
VERY QUICKLY, WHAT WAS THE MOTIVATION?
MOTIVATION? DO WE KNOW WHY THEY DECIDED TO
DO WE KNOW WHY THEY DECIDED TO DO THIS NOW?
DO THIS NOW? >> ONE OF THE THINGS THAT
>> ONE OF THE THINGS THAT HILLARY CLINTON SAYS IS SHE IS
HILLARY CLINTON SAYS IS SHE IS NOT RUNNING FOR ANYTHING.
NOT RUNNING FOR ANYTHING. IT WAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE
IT WAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE OPEN.
OPEN. I KNOW THERE’S A LOT OF PEOPLE
I KNOW THERE’S A LOT OF PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT SORT OF WISHED
OUT THERE THAT SORT OF WISHED THAT OPENNESS HAPPENED A WHILE
THAT OPENNESS HAPPENED A WHILE AGO.
AGO. BUT IT’S OUT THERE NOW.
BUT IT’S OUT THERE NOW. >> REALLY GREAT POINT.