The full trailer forImpeachment: American Crime Storyis here.
The upcoming FX drama, starringBeanie Feldsteinas White House internMonica LewinskyandClive Owenas PresidentBill Clinton, is set to premiere Sept. 7. The series will cover the affair between Lewinsky and Clinton, the late ’90s scandal that captivated the nation and ultimately led to the president’s impeachment.
“As you no doubt heard, you get to work in the West Wing as of this morning. You’re going to be working right beside the people who run the world, please, be professional,” a group of interns are told in thenew trailer, as Owen’s Clinton flashes a smile at Feldstein’s Lewinsky.
When someone later tells Tripp that she will lose Lewinsky as a friend for helping to expose the affair, she replies, “I’ve made my peace with that,” before handing over the secret tape recordings of her conversations with Lewinsky.
Beanie Feldstein as Monica Lewinsky.fx networks/ youtube
The trailer also provides a first look atEdie Falco’s Hillary Clinton,Billy Eichner’s Matt Drudge andCobie Smulders' Ann Coulter.
“This isn’t about justice,” Coulter says as a man sitting with her asks, “Then what is it about?”
“Impeachment,” she says.
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Clinton is later shown being sworn into court for his impeachment proceedings, swearing to “tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, so help you God.”
Finally, the clip concludes with the former president uttering his infamous words, “I did not have sexual relations with that woman.”
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Lewinsky serves as a producer on the show, which is based onJeffrey Toobin’s bookA Vast Conspiracy: The Real Story of the Sex Scandal That Nearly Brought Down a President.
The anti-bullying activist previouslyrevisited the troubled timein her life for the 2018 A&E documentary series calledThe Clinton Affair.
She later wrote in an essay forVanity Fairthat participating in the documentary forced her “to acknowledge to myself past behavior that I still regret and feel ashamed of.”
“There were many, many moments when I questioned not just the decision to participate, but my sanity itself,” Lewinsky wrote. “Despite all of the ways I tried to protect my mental health, it was still challenging.”
Impeachment: American Crime Storypremieres Sept. 7 on FX.
source: people.com
