Linda Tripp

Linda Rose Tripp was an American civil servant who played a prominent role in the Clinton-Lewinsky scandal of 1998. Tripp's action in illegally and secretly recording Monica Lewinsky's confidential phone calls about her relationship with President Bill Clinton caused a sensation with their links to the earlier Clinton v. Jones lawsuit and with the disclosing of intimate details. Tripp maintained that her motives were purely patriotic, and she avoided a wiretap charge by agreeing to hand over the tapes.

Country

United States

Category

Politicians

Type

Public Official

Status

deceased

Dates

Lived 1949 to 2020 · aged 70

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