Brock claims while he was working for those publications he thought he was doing honest journalism, but later stated that he had never corroborated his facts.

Brock made sure to conceal the identities of the women identified by the troopers, with the exception of one woman named "Paula".

Eventually her identity would be revealed as Paula Jones, which led to her civil lawsuit against Bill Clinton.

Brock claims that conservatives planned on the book being so damning as to influence the outcome of the 1996 presidential election.

Brock had reluctantly come out of the closet, prior to writing the Hillary Clinton book, and believes this contributed to his being shunned by many in the movement.