She wished to clear her name, and was advised by her literary agent Lucianne Goldberg that the best way to do that would be to tape her conversations with Lewinsky.

CNN: Investigating the President

Then, according to an account by media watchdog Steven Brill, she was the Set-Up Artist, a conniver who teamed up with literary agent Lucianne Goldberg to expose Clinton's alleged misdeeds primarily because she wanted a book deal.

CNN: Tripp's Turn to Talk