An early look at his upcoming memoir reveals how a reporter questioning his handling of the 1990s affair triggered what he described as not his “finest hour.”

In the interview, journalist Craig Melvin asked Clinton about the # MeToo movement and then read Lewinsky's column about the impact the #MeToo movement had on her perceptions of sexual harassment. Melvin asked Clinton if he felt any differently about the incident now.

In what the former president calls “not my finest hour,” he admits he was not prepared to be accused of never apologizing to Lewinsky.

The former president's new memoir Citizen reflects on the scandal that nearly ended his political career, revealing frustrations over a 2018 interview in which he was asked if he had ever directly apologized to Monica Lewinsky.

Bill Clinton is gearing up for a book tour, ahead of Tuesday's release of his new memoir, Citizen: My Life After the White House. One snippet is already circulating and drawing attention, however, after the Guardian perused an advance copy: the former president's remarks on Monica Lewinsky,