Didn't she sell Lewinsky down the river?
Perhaps, but she also possibly saved her life when she advised her to keep the dress in its unlaundered state.
Her advice to Ms. Lewinsky to save that dress saved Monica from being called a liar and worse. It may have saved her life. She could not save Monica from being what she was, however.
Linda Tripp was going to be put in the position of having to perjure herself. The Paula Jones case was about to go to depositions. Monica had learned from Bill Clinton her name was on the witness list and she was panicked. Monica was positive the former intern (can't recall her name) now a Starbucks manager in Georgetown, was a Clinton hit. There was also the lady, who worked at the desk next to John Huang at Commerce, who died over a Thanksgiving weekend under extraordinary circumstances. Linda also knew what she was dealing with in the Clinton administration because she worked one of the desks in Vince Foster's outer office. She was there the day he left and didn't return.
She taped the conversations with Monica to have proof in case it came to that. The Clinton bunch were very good at calling people liars, using the media to intimidate, and using private investigators to threaten and intimidate. Ask Katherine Willey.
Linda had already had to testify before Congress in the investigation following Vince Foster's death. She was there to watch the strange way in which the White House handled his office immediately after the report of his death, and the investigation.
It had to concern her to suddenly realize she was again caught up in the Clinton's private business.
You may not recall the Clintons have an unsavory reputation concerning people who get in their way or cross them.
Taping Lewinsky was just good insurance.
No she did not.
She refused to lie.
Linda Tripp told the truth. What do you think she should have done?
That was Sid Blumenthal at Bubba's direction.
The man has no gratitude.
No, she told the TRUTH.
she saved a person from clinton-assisted suicide.
Linda Tripp honorably chose to tell the truth rather than lie under oath. For that she is a heroine and good role model.
She had to. As I recall, she was getting drawn into testifying for the Paula Jones trial. Why? Because her testimony would be used to establish a lascivious "pattern of behavior" by Clinton. I think it was Newsweek's Isikoff who was interviewing someone and it came out that when Clinton made his imfamous pass at Kathleen Willey, Tripp was the first one that Kathleen Willey encountered after Willey left Clinton's office that day and Willey told Tripp what had just happened.
Tripp was going to be subpoenaed to testify and came under pressure and threats "higher up", shall we say? I think some of this was transmitted to her via Monica. Anyway, Tripp recorded Monica in order to protect herself.
...no...quite the contrary....Monica wanted Linda to lie to the grand jury....big difference