PAULA Jones is an American civil servant and a former Arkansas state employee.
Jones sued former President Bill Clinton for sexual harassment in 1994.
Paula Corbin Jones was born September 16, 1966 in Lonoke, Arkansas.
She met her husband Steve Jones in 1989 and got married in 1991. The two divorced in 1999.
She then married Steven Mark McFadden in 2001.
Jones endorsed Donald Trump in the 2016 United States presidential election and attended a rally for him in February 2016.
In October 2016, Jones took part in a press conference with Trump before a presidential debate to express dissatisfaction against Hillary and Bill Clinton.
Juanita Broaddrick and Kathleen Willey, who also accused Bill Clinton of sexual harassment, attended the conference.
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Jones filed a lawsuit against Bill Clinton, during his time as governor of Arkansas, for sexual harassment.
It was filed in the federal court in Little Rock, Arkansas, in January 1994, asking for $700,000 in damages.
Jones claimed that Clinton sexually harassed her then defamed her after coming forward with the accusations.
Shortly after, Clinton’s lawyers requested to dismiss her lawsuit citing presidential immunity.
The rulings revealed that Clinton could not stand trial until leaving office but that the investigation could proceed.
Jones appealed and won the right to proceed with the trial, then Clinton filed a request to have the trial when he left office.
Due to the timing of the decision coinciding with the November 1996 election, Clinton was reprieved.
There were three other major scandals besides Paula Jones’ case that surfaced threatening Clinton’s second term, including accusations from Juanita Broaddrick, Leslie Millwee and Kathleen Willey.
Clinton has firmly denied all four accusations.
In November 1998, the lawsuit was settled and Clinton agreed to pay Jones $850,000 in exchange for the charges to be dropped.
While Clinton was questioned during Jones’ case, Clinton denied sexual relations with former White House intern Monica Lewinsky, which was found to be a lie under oath and obstructed justice.
Clinton stayed in office until January 2001, when his second term ended as president.
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