32 Questions for Linda Tripp
A Special Saturday Daily Comment
from the Editors of American Politics Journal

SATURDAY JANUARY 24th 1998 — NEW YORK

You were one of the last people to see President Clinton's deputy counsel, Vince Foster, alive. In fact, you delivered his last meal — a cheeseburger — before he killed himself. Did you provide any "inside" information to any of the authors or groups who spun the completely discredited theory that the President was involved in the "murder" of Vincent Foster?

How much material did you provide to Gary Aldrich for his inaccurate, amateurishly penned quasi-tell-all book “Unlimited Access?”

How much money did you receive for this information?

Have you ever been paid by any right-wing think tanks or organizations for any work or information?

If not, would you be willing to make your tax returns and supporting documentation since 1990 (when you first started working in the White House) public to prove you have not?

You claim to have worked in the Department of Defense in a "covert" capacity. What would possibly possess you to make this fact public? "Asnide" from The Doc: Now that you've told us, will you have to kill us?

How did you first come to befriend Kathleen Willey and Monica Lewinsky?

How did you manage to manoeuver yourself into the middle of not one but three of the most widely-publicized Clinton "scandals": Foster, Willey, and now Lewinsky?

When did you first meet Kenneth Starr?

Why did you go to Starr with your allegations instead of, say, the FBI?

How frequently were you in contact with him prior to your beginning to tape Lewinsky?

Why did you commit what appears to be a clear violation of Maryland state law and tape Lewinsky without her consent?

In light of your likely violation of Maryland state law, do you not feel it appropriate to surrender your high-level security clearances until the situation is resolved?

What did you get from Starr or anyone associated with him in exchange for taping conversations with Lewinsky?

Lewinsky was reportedly unhappy and frequently moody. Did you take emotional advantage of her to encourage her to talk?

Do you or Starr realize that people are prone to delusion or dishonesty when they are in emotional distress?

Is it true that you have been gathering materials for a "tell-all" book?

Are you the source of leaks to the press?

Are you the source of leaks to The Drudge Report?

Are you the source of false claims that Sid Blumenthal was beating his wife which were published in The Drudge Report?

If any of the above three questions are true, were these leaks organized in concert with anyone in the Independent Counsel's office?

When did you hire your book agent?

What publishers are you presently in negotiations with?

During President Clinton's deposition Saturday, the lawyers for Paula Jones reportedly asked Clinton about Lewinsky. Did you tip them off?

Who do you know among Jones’ legal, publicity and defense team, including the Rutherford Institute and the Landmark Legal Foundation, and how long have you known them?

Did you tip off any think-tanks or figures tied to Jones or her lawyers?

Do you hold a personal grudge or grudges against Clinton or anyone in the Clinton Administration?

You also spread rumors of affairs on the part of George Bush when you were working in the White House in his administration. Why do you have an apparent fascination with Presidential peccadilloes?

Do you find President Clinton attractive?

Have you tried to hit on him?

If so, did he rebuff you?

Finally, a question from The Doc: When are you going to find a remedy for that permanent bad hair day you call a 'do?

The Editors



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