Washington, Aug 6: After a week of emotionally-wrenching preparation, Monica Lewinsky wrapped up her last session with prosecutors and was ready to tell a grand jury today her account of a White House affair that could alter the course of Bill Clinton's presidency.Lewinsky spent whole of Wednesday going over her testimony with independent counsel Kenneth Starr's staff one last time, and both sides agreed at the day's end that she was ready for her scheduled appearance, a source familiar with the preparations, said.The source, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said Lewinsky, 25, was eager to put the grand jury appearance behind her and tell the truth, but at times found it difficult or awkward to talk about the deeply personal details of a relationship with Clinton that she claims involved sexual activity inside the White House.There were times during her week of preparation she cried, the source said. ``She has found this really hard, and she has anguished over it,'' the source said.Thesource said prosecutors hoped to keep Lewinsky's grand jury appearance concise, far shorter than the eight days her former friend, Linda Tripp, spent testifying about the secret tape recordings she made that prompted the investigation.Contradicting the President's sworn account and her own affidavit, Lewinsky has told prosecutors under a grant of immunity that she and Clinton engaged in sexual activity during a two-year relationship and discussed ways to conceal it, sources have said.Prosecutors are investigating whether Clinton committed perjury in the Paula Jones sexual harassment lawsuit and conspired with Lewinsky and others to cover up their relationship.The President remained mostly out of view on Wednesday except for a brief visit with Democratic allies on Capitol Hill that focused on the legislative agenda and steered clear of any discussion about the investigation. Pressed by reporters, House Democratic leader Richard Gephardt said, ``he has said he's going to testify, we have known thatand we support him in that.''Clinton's lawyers worked on a new legal dispute over the testimony of White House attorney Lanny Breuer that threatened to rekindle issues of executive privilege and attorney-client privilege.Presidential aides waited anxiously for word on the results of FBI tests on a dress Lewinsky gave to prosecutors with claims that it held evidence of a sexual encounter with Clinton. Publicly, they shrugged off the obvious drama of Lewinsky's trip to the grand jury.Clinton testifies on August 17.On the fourth anniversary of his appointment as independent counsel, Starr was reaching the apex of a wide-ranging and oft-criticised investigation that began with an Arkansas land deal and wandered into an examination of possible obstruction of justice, perjury and witness tampering inside the White House.After Clinton and Lewinsky give their accounts to the grand jury, Starr will likely face the decision on whether to send Congress an impeachment report.
