The Bill Clinton-Monica Lewinsky scandal still grabs eyeballs over 20 years later. The relationship between then US President Bill Clinton and 22-yr-old Lewinsky came to light in 1998. Married to First Lady Hillary Clinton at the time, the fallout would American politics for years. Bill Clinton was charged with perjury and had to face an impeachment trial- all sparked by his affair with Monica Lewinsky. On 17 January 1998, Clinton's affair with the former White House intern affair came to light.