Linda Tripp Net Worth: How Rich was Linda Tripp Actually?

Linda Tripp was an American civil servant, who was best known for playing a major role in the 1998 Clinton-Lewinsky scandal. She secretly recorded the confidential phone calls of her fellow worker, Monica Lewinsky, and then-President Bill Clinton. Linda Tripp net worth at the time of her death is estimated to be around $40 million.

Early life

Linda Tripp was born on the 24th of November, 1949 in Jersey City, New Jersey, United States. She was born to her parents, Albert Carotenuto, and Inge. Her parents separated with divorce in 1968. For her study, she attended Hanover Park High School. She completed her high school graduation in 1968.

Linda Tripp Net Worth & Career

Tripp’s early work experience came as a secretary in Army Intelligence based in Maryland. She then started working in the Pentagon in 1987. Tripp was appointed at the George H. W. Bush administration, and she kept her job even at the election of the new President, Bill Clinton in 1993.

Tripp has removed from the White House in 1994, and she was transferred to the public affairs office in the Pentagon. She was receiving $20,000 more than her previous payout annually in the Pentagon. Tripp builds up a close bond with a fellow worker, Monica Lewinsky while serving at the Pentagon.

Lewinsky had known Tripp for nearly over a year and half years before the Clinton-Lewinsky scandal reached its critical stage. At some point, Lewinsky herself revealed to Tripp that she was in a sexual relationship with Clinton. Tripp then started recording the call conversations between Lewinsky and Clinton, which stood as strong evidence in the Clinton-Lewinsky Scandal.

Lewinsky, who denied having any kind of relationship with Bill Clinton during the Clinton v. Jones lawsuit, later on, was exposed by the Tripp when she submitted the tapes of her conversation with Clinton to the Independent Counsel, Kenneth Starr in January 1998. In an exchange, Tripp received immunity from prosecution.

In the end, both, Lewinsky and Clinton appeared before a grand jury. Though, Clinton makes his presence in front of a jury through closed-circuit television. When Lewinsky and Clinton’s relationship was finally exposed, the jurors offered Lewinsky to say her last words on the matter. Lewinsky’s last words were “I hate Linda Tripp.”

Linda was fired from her Pentagon job on January 19, 2001, at the end of Clinton’s administration. After being fired, Tripp claimed that her firing was vindictive. In 2003, she sued the US Department of Justice and the US Department of Defense for releasing her security and employment file in news media. Later, as a settlement, she received a one-time payment of over $595,000 from the federal government.

Linda Tripp Personal Life

Linda Tripp was married twice. She tied the knot first time with a military officer, Bruce Tripp in 1971. She lived 19 years together with Bruce until she separated from him in 1990. Linda had a son and a daughter from her first marriage. In 2004, she got married to the German architect, Dieter Rausch. Linda died of pancreatic cancer on April 8, 2020.

On September 7, 2021, the impeachment story on the Clinton-Lewinsky scandal was presented as a TV series on FX. Linda’s character was portrayed by actress, Sarah Paulson in the TV series, titled “Impeachment: American Crime Story.”

Linda Tripp Net Worth

Linda Tripp had a net worth of around $40 million before she passed away on April 8, 2020. She must probably have earned the huge amount serving at the White House and Pentagon. She also owned a German winter-themed holiday store with her second husband, Dieter Raush, which was named the Christmas Sleigh.

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