Irish Examiner view: Lewinsky scandal was a gamechanger in the Oval Office

A photograph showing former White House intern Monica Lewinsky meeting President Bill Clinton at a White House function submitted as evidence in documents by the Starr investigation and released by the House Judicary committee September 21, 1998.

It may be 23 years since the Monica Lewinsky scandal rocked Washington and led to the impeachment of the 42nd president of the United States, Bill Clinton, but we are about to revisit the recent past with a new 10-part TV drama.

Impeachment: American Crime Story is the third in a trilogy which spans the period 1994, 1997, and 1998 and includes The People v OJ Simpson and The Assassination of Gianni Versace. Impeachment is different in that it tackles political downfall.