President Clinton opens up about relationship with Monica Lewinsky l GMA

Now with former President Bill Clinton, he is opening up about a painful and very public episode in his life, that relationship with Monica Lewinsky. Paula Faris is here with more on this revealing interview, it is part of a new documentary about Hillary Clinton. Good morning, Paula. Good morning to you. Good morning, everybody. This docuseries, which premiered at Sundance, it features never-before-seen footage from the 2016 campaign trail, and Bill Clinton speaking possibly as candid as ever about the scandal that nearly cost him his job and his family. Nobody thinks I'm taking a risk. That's not why people do stupid things. This morning, former President Bill Clinton opening up about one of the most infamous scandals in presidential history. I feel terrible about the fact that Monica Lewinsky's life was defined by it, unfairly, I think. You know, over the years, I've watched her trying to get a normal life back again. But you've got to decide how to define normal. In a new Hulu documentary series centered on his wife, Hillary Clinton, the former president says the pressure of life in politics, in part, led to his affair with then-White House intern Monica Lewinsky. What I did, it was bad, but it wasn't like I thought. Let's see, how can I think about the most stupid thing I could possibly do, and do it? This is not a defense, it's an explanation. It was awful. The documentary also detailing how he told the first lady about his relationship with Lewinsky after he initially lied about it to his family and the country. I did not have sexual relations with that woman, Ms. Lewinsky. I went and sat on the bed and talked to her. I told her exactly what happened, when it happened. I said I feel terrible about it. I said, you know, we've been through quite a bit in the last few years. I said, I have no defense, this is inexcusable, what I did. I was so, you know, personally just hurt and, you know, I can't believe this, I can't believe you lied. You know, it just, anyway, was horrible. And I said, if this is going to be public, you have got to go tell Chelsea. She said, well, you have to go tell your daughter. She said, that's worse than me. And so I did that, which was awful. I didn't want anything to do with him. He spent a lot of time, I guess, playing golf and talking to a couple of his friends. The couple deciding to stay together and seek counseling. I made a decision to stay with my husband. Look, I think that some people thought I'd made the right decision and some people thought I made the wrong decision. I was so grateful that she thought we still had enough to stick it out. God knows the burden she played for that. It is quite compelling. Hillary Clinton is very careful in choosing her words, never saying Monica Lewinsky's name. We reached out to Ms. Lewinsky and she's not commenting, but the four-part biographical docuseries is out today on Hulu. And Hillary says she wants people to walk away realizing she's not as good nor as bad as people perceive her to be. But it's tough to watch. Quite riveting. Yes. Wow. Okay, thanks, Paula. And as you just said, you can see more of that interview with Bill Clinton. The new docuseries is called Hillary and it is out now.