| The Perjury Trap |
Understanding Tripp's role in setting the perjury trap
for Clinton is critical. |
It was Tripp
who suggested to Lewinsky that she enlist Jordan to help her with her job search, and it
was Tripp who told Lewinsky not to sign an affidavit in the Jones case before Jordan got
her a job. |
| Starr then seized on this to justify his widening probe,
telling Reno that he needed to investigate Jordan's alleged pattern of obstruction of
justice in helping both Webb Hubbell and Lewinsky with job searches. |
In
late October,
long before Lewinsky was named a potential witness in the Jones case in December,
Tripp urged Lewinsky:
"There's no reason why he [Jordan] couldn't help a friend anywhere.
It's not like the Webb Hubbell thing." |
This is remarkably savvy of Tripp, to spot the
potential link between Lewinsky & Hubbell that Starr later found so useful. |
| But it could also suggest that Tripp and Starr had direct or
indirect communication long before Starr admits he learned about the tapes, on January 12,
1998. |
Jeopardy:
Who Is Jerome Marcus?
Who Is James A. Moody? |
