Original sentence: Between November 1995 and March 1997,  Lewinsky had an intimate relationship with President Bill Clinton.Clinton had previously been dogged by allegations of sexual misconduct, most notably in regard to an alleged long-term relationship with singer and former Arkansas state employee Gennifer Flowers, and an encounter with Arkansas state employee Paula Jones (née Corbin).Lewinsky confided in a co-worker named Linda Tripp about her relationship with the President.The scandal overwhelmed media coverage of other public policy matters and raised questions about Clinton's judgment and character among the public.Timeline of the affair  from Washington Post.To end the appeal that followed, Paula Jones was paid $850,000 in an out of court settlement
Edited sentence: As a result of the scandal, Republican Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich resigned from Congress and the United States Office of Independent Counsel was terminated and replaced with the United States Office of Special Counsel.Between November 15, 1995 – April 7, 1996,  Kenneth Starr's report stated that Lewinsky was involved in an intimate relationship with Clinton.Clinton had previously been dogged by allegations of sexual misconduct, most notably in regard to an alleged long-term relationship with singer and former Arkansas state employee Gennifer Flowers, and an encounter with Arkansas state employee Paula Jones (née Corbin) in a Little Rock hotel room in which Jones claimed that Clinton exposed himself to her.However, Clinton did give Jones an out of court settlement of $850,000.However, polls also showed at the time that most Americans were not pleased with the way the Republican-dominated US Congress was handling the situation.Kenneth Starr's Timeline of the affair  from Washington Post.Monica confided in a co-worker named Linda Tripp about her relationship with the President.President Clinton was held in contempt of court for lying under oath during a deposition.The scandal overwhelmed media coverage of other public policy matters and raised serious questions about Clinton's judgment and character among the public