On The Front Lines

Kathleen Willey Talks About Her Years as a Clinton Supporter and Her Allegations of Being Sexually Harassed in the Oval Office

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.--OldSpeak, an online publication of The Rutherford Institute, hosts an interview with Kathleen Willey, author of Target: Caught in the Crosshairs of Bill and Hillary Clinton.

In her new book, Target: Caught in the Crosshairs of Bill and Hillary Clinton, Kathleen Willey looks back on her years as a Clinton supporter and fundraiser, describes in vivid detail her allegations of being subjected to unwanted sexual advances in the Oval Office and speaks candidly about the fallout that arose after she went public with her charges of sexual harassment.

Kathleen and her husband Ed Willey, a successful real estate lawyer, had been working together in support of Democratic campaigns throughout Virginia when she first met Bill Clinton at a major fundraiser in 1989. The Willeys helped with fundraising for Clinton's 1992 presidential campaign, and once he was elected, Kathleen obtained a volunteer position at the White House.

As Willey recalled in the interview, "My family was in the middle of a very, very severe financial crisis. I had been a volunteer at the White House and had worked real hard to get Bill Clinton elected. And I went to see him to ask for his help. I told him I couldn't afford to volunteer anymore and asked if he would be able to help me find a paying job. As I was leaving, he sexually assaulted me. I go into detail about it in the book-his hands all over me and the things he said to me that just were not proper."

OldSpeak, the online journal of The Rutherford Institute, is dedicated to publishing interviews, articles and commentary on subjects often overlooked by the mainstream media in the areas of politics, art, culture, law and religion.