I wonder who the prosecutor was during Linda Tripps trial? Democrat like the states attorney in Baltimore?
Google search results:
“The chief state prosecutor of Maryland decided today to drop criminal wiretap charges against Linda R. Tripp, the Pentagon employee whose secretly recorded conversations with Monica S. Lewinsky exposed an affair that led to President Clinton’s impeachment.
The prosecutor, Stephen F. Montanarelli, said it would be impossible to successfully pursue a trial,...”
from: http://www.nytimes.com/2000/05/25/us/maryland-is-dropping-wiretap-case-against-tripp.html
Her case took place in Howard County, which is west of and not contiguous with Baltimore City; the county seat is Ellicott City. As I recall, it was a ‘Rat who was the state’s attorney in Howard County that tried to prosecute her.