Bill Clinton: “He's sleazy. He's a really dishonest reporter. There's just five or…”

On the recordJune 1, 2008

He's sleazy. He's a really dishonest reporter. There's just five or six blatant lies in there. But he's a really slimy guy.

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Bill Clinton expresses his disdain for reporter Todd Purdum and his article in 'Vanity Fair'.

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