January 8, 1999
Web posted at: 12:44 p.m. EST (1744 GMT)

WASHINGTON (AllPolitics, January 8) -- Linda Tripp is sending out letters soliciting contributions for her legal defense fund, according to a Washington Post report Friday.

Linda Tripp

Tripp is under investigation by a Maryland grand jury looking into the legality of the secret tapes she made of her conversations with former White House intern Monica Lewinsky. Tripp's taped conversations about Lewinsky's affair with President Bill Clinton were the basis for Independent Counsel Ken's Starr's investigation into the affair and alleged coverup by the president.

The report says Tripp is requesting contributions to the Linda R. Tripp Legal Defense Fund because her $90,767 salary from her Pentagon job at is not enough to tackle mounting legal bills.

The 12-page letter appeals for help in battling assaults from what Tripp calls the president's "henchmen" and "disciples."

"Their approach has always been to attack, discredit and destroy their opponents," the letter says. "Now they have me in their cross hairs and I feel like David up against Goliath."

The Post quotes Tripp as saying her legal bills exceed $325,000 and are "growing every day." Tripp's solicitation asks for $20 to $100 contributions or "even $1,000" to stave off the "politically motivated" Maryland investigation.

Friday January 8, 1999

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• Senate moves forward on impeachment trial
• Poll: Bush, Dole lead Gore in 2000 race
• Alexander explores bid for 2000 GOP nomination
• Tripp seeks donations to legal fund
• New efforts to revive HMO legislation
• A behind-the-scenes look at the senators' meeting
• Andrew Cuomo decides against a N.Y. Senate run
• Democratic senators want all impeachment proceedings to be public
• Text of Senate trial plan resolution
• Clinton touting economic success far from impeachment drama
• Former Lewinsky boyfriend divorcing
• Gore, 48 current senators voted to convict impeached judge over grand jury lies
• Clinton urged to deny spy clemency
• Administration proposes tax relief for steel companies

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