NEW YORK, April 9. /TASS/. a Former employee of the Pentagon, Linda Tripp, is among the key figures of the scandal surrounding an extramarital affair with the 42nd U.S. President bill Clinton with Monica Lewinsky, has died at the age of 70 years. This was announced on Wednesday the TV channel CNN.
Relatives Tripp said that she had a few days ago was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Previously she was treated from breast cancer.
Tripp, being a friend of Lewinsky, in 1997, a secretly taped phone conversations with her. During these long conversations last spoke about her intimate relationship with Clinton. Tripp later gave the recording spectacular Kenneth Starr. This allowed us to begin impeachment proceedings for Clinton.
Tripp was later charged that she had used the trust of a friend. Lewinsky said that he hated her. Tripp herself has repeatedly said in interviews he didn’t regret his actions.
Lewinsky on Wednesday wrote on Twitter: “Regardless of what happened in the past, after I learned that Linda was seriously ill, I hope she’ll be fine. I can’t imagine how hard it is for her family.”
In 1998, the House of representatives of the Congress of the United States against Clinton was prepared charges of perjury and obstruction of justice, which could serve as a basis for impeachment. In the end, the politician was acquitted by the Senate of the U.S. Congress.
