Fmr. Clinton Aide Blasts Gillibrand as ‘Hypocrite’ for Saying Bill Clinton Should Have Resigned Over Lewinsky Scandal

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Philippe Reines, a former aide to Hillary Clinton, pushed back against Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (N.Y.) for saying that President Bill Clinton should have resigned during the Monica Lewinsky scandal.

During an interview with the New York Times Thursday Gillibrand was asked if Clinton should have resigned when the scandal broke that he had an affair with his former White House intern, prompting her to respond, “Yes, I think that is the appropriate response.”

“Things have changed today, and I think under those circumstances there should be a very different reaction,” Gillibrand continued.

Reines disagreed.

“Ken Starr spent $70 million on a consensual blowjob. Senate voted to keep POTUS WJC. But not enough for you @SenGillibrand? Over 20 yrs you took the Clintons’ endorsements, money, and seat. Hypocrite. Interesting strategy for 2020 primaries. Best of luck,” Reines fired back on Twitter.

, the Free Beacon reports:

Gillibrand’s comments on inappropriate sexual behavior in politics come at a time when more women are coming forward across the country to tell their stories of being sexually assaulted and harassed by powerful men in the entertainment industry and political arena.

The senator from New York was a strong supporter of Hillary Clinton’s failed 2016 presidential bid and has received endorsements and campaign contributions from the Clintons and their allies since she ran for Hillary Clinton’s old Senate seat.

Gillibrand sent out a tweet last April of her and Bill Clinton campaigning together on behalf of Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign.

Reines was an adviser to Hillary Clinton during her tenure in the Senate, at the State Department, and during her 2016 presidential campaign.

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