Charles Donefer

About the author: Charles Donefer is a reporter and the managing editor for the Johns Hopkins News-Letter.

Bill Clinton was one of the most investigated presidents in American history. Throughout his eight years in the White House, the president was accused of crimes ranging from cocaine smuggling to murder. While the president did lie to a grand jury when denying his affair with White House intern Monica Lewinsky, none of the other charges against Clinton were ever proved. After Clinton left office, it was revealed that conservative billionaire Richard Mellon Scaife had used his personal wealth—and a newspaper and magazine he owned—to spread rumors, innuendo, and lies about Clinton in the press...