Strickland Called Clinton-Lewinsky Affair ‘Reprehensible,’ Condemned ‘False Statements’ by Former President

Democrat signed 1998 letter with colleagues calling for formal censure by Congress

Ted Strickland, a candidate for U.S. Senate in Ohio and a Hillary Clinton ally, once criticized former President Bill Clinton for making “false statements” about his “reprehensible” affair with a White House intern.

Strickland and other high-profile Democratic members of Congress signed a 1998 letter to House leadership recently obtained by the Washington Free Beacon that condemned Clinton for lying about his sexual relationship with Monica Lewinsky, pushing for a vote of censure, or formal disapproval.

The strong language of the letter comes as Sen. Tim Kaine (D., Va.), Hillary Clinton’s running mate in the 2016 presidential election, receives scrutiny for critical statements he made about the Clinton-Lewinsky affair in 2002.

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