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A Vast Conspiracy
A Vast Conspiracy: The Real Story of the Sex Scandal That Nearly Brought Down a President | Jeffrey Toobin
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In A Vast Conspiracy, the best-selling author of The Run of His Life casts an insightful, unbiased eye over the most extraordinary public saga of our time -- the Clinton sex scandals. A superlative journalist known for the skillfulness of his investigating and the power of his writing, Jeffrey Toobin tells the unlikely story of the events that began over doughnuts in a Little Rock hotel and ended on the floor of the United States Senate, with only the second vote on Presidential removal in American history. This is an entirely fresh look at the scandal that very nearly brought down a president. Packed with news-making disclosures and secret documents published here for the first time, Toobin unravels the three strands of a national scandal - those leading from Paula Jones, Kenneth Starr, and Monica Lewinsky - that created a legal, personal, and political disaster for Bill Clinton. A Vast Conspiracy is written with the narrative drive of a sensational (if improbable) legal thriller, and Toobin brilliantly explores the high principle and low comedy that were the hallmarks of the story. From Tripp to Goldberg, Isikoff to Hyde, the complex and tangled motivations behind the scandal are laid bare. While misguided, outlandish behavior was played out at the very highest level, Toobin analyzes the facts and the key figures with a level of dignity and insight that this story has not yet received. The Clinton scandals will shape forever how we think about the signature issues of our day -- sex and sexual harassment, privacy and perjury, civil rights, and, yes, cigars. Toobin's book will shape forever how we think about the Clinton scandals.
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(Review 3/3) 😜 4⭐️ This is a sympathetic look into the attempt to bring down president Clinton with a ridiculous, consensual sex scandal and the overreach of Kenneth Starr. The only loser in this scenario that doesn't get enough attention is Monica, and the bullying she endured. The book clocked in a bit long at 17.5 hours and probably 3-4 hours could've been cut. If you're a fan or politics or the Clintons, check this out.

Laalaleighh Pretty sure James Foley was legal advisor to the committee on this or something. 7y
Megabooks @Laalaleighh I couldn't find anything about that. A lot of people jammed into this book! I could have missed him. 7y
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I've spent 22 days of the last 6 months listening to #audiobooks!! 😳😳😳 Just on #audible. That doesn't count at least as much on #Overdrive. I don't know if this is good or bad! 🤷🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️ I listen instead of watching tv, when I'm in the car, and while cleaning/house chores, and until recently, it was the only way I read. Litsy help!!

kendrastephaniekaryn I love audiobooks! I need to get back into them. They've taken a back seat to podcasts lately. 🙈 7y
BibliophileMomma I love audiobooks! I listen while I clean and do laundry. 7y
Megabooks @kendrastephaniekaryn I've never gotten into podcasts. Idk why. 🤷🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️ 7y
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Megabooks @Tiffness83 Same here! The work goes so much faster IMO! 7y
LitHousewife That sounds like heaven to me. 🤗🤗🤗 7y
Megabooks @LitHousewife 😃😃😃😃😃 7y
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Made a lot of progress on this book. One of the central questions for me (and not the book) is should these women who accused Bill have been more supported? I think a lot has changed in the 20 years since the scandal and 10 years since the book was written. It's hard for me to support Bill, although I think in some ways he tried to make things right, but I think he was a wonderful president. I'm a little suspicious of his motivations in many ways.

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A 17 hour audiobook on the Starr investigation. Yes please! I get the feeling I'm going to have a lot of thoughts about this one.

BookishMarginalia This sounds like something I need! 7y
Megabooks @BookishMarginalia It's really interesting. I'm torn between and supporting Bill and hating how they destroyed some lives along the way. It's tough because people have always been gunning for the Clintons, but I'm overall a supporter. 7y
Megabooks @BookishMarginalia The overall tone is definitely pro-Clinton 7y
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