Was Clinton entitled to summary judgment or was Jones entitled to a trial? In 1991, Bill Clinton

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Was Clinton entitled to summary judgment or was Jones entitled to a trial?

In 1991, Bill Clinton was governor of Arkansas. Paula Jones worked for a state agency, the Arkansas Industrial Development Commission (AIDC). When Clinton became president, Jones sued him, claiming that he had sexually harassed her. She alleged that, in May 1991, the governor arranged for her to meet him in a hotel room in Little Rock, Arkansas. When they were alone, he put his hand on her leg and slid it toward her pelvis. She escaped from his grasp, exclaimed, “What are you doing?” and said she was “not that kind of girl.” She was upset and confused, and sat on a sofa near the door. She claimed that Clinton approached her, “lowered his trousers and underwear, exposed his penis and told her to kiss it.” Jones was horrified, jumped up and said she had to leave. Clinton responded by saying, “Well, I don’t want to make you do anything you don’t want to do,” and pulled his pants up. He added that if she got in trouble for leaving work, Jones should “have Dave call me immediately and I’ll take care of it.” He also said, “You are smart. Let’s keep this between ourselves.” Jones remained at AIDC until February 1993, when she moved to California because of her husband’s job transfer.
President Clinton denied all of the allegations. He also filed for summary judgment, claiming that Jones had not alleged facts that justified a trial. Jones opposed the motion for summary judgment.

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