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The new FX limited seriesImpeachment: American Crime Storythe third in atrue-crime anthologythat started withThe People v. O.J.
The Big Stuff
The major plot and character beats that shapeImpeachments narrative.
Tripps connection to and respect for Vince FosterShe didnt work directly for him.
She worked for Bernie Nussbaum, who was Vinces boss.
But there were several secretaries in that office working together, so she knew him that way.
She really liked him a lot.
And she apparently had a confrontation with another secretary who she thought was moving things around in there …
But as far as Im aware, there wasnt a box labeled Whitewater.
Its more like there are boxes of random files that are going all over the place.
Enter Paula JonesThere are certain aspects that are exaggerated or maybe simplified in their motives.
So he really didnt like Clinton.
So Cliff Jackson was this long-standing Clinton foil.
When Linda meets MonicaIt gets a lot of the broad outlines of their relationship correct.
But that is what Monica noticed and went up to talk to her about.
They bonded over working in the White House.
They bonded a lot over antiquing at first.
I think theyre just very chatty, both not very happy to have been moved from the White House.
So in some ways, they were kindred spirits about that.
She did know that [Lewinsky] had a secret.
I dont know that they would have had a lot of one-on-one interaction like that.
On Vince Fosters last mealYes, [Tripp] got him a hamburger and M&Ms.
There was an onion that came on the hamburger, and he took it off.
On Tripps fondness for microwaved baked potatoesI dont know about the baked-potato thing.
I dont know about this microwave meal in front of the TV every night thing.
That might be more of a character choice to show her making these microwave meals.
Its one of those things where youre like,They could have taken this even further.
There might be something there.
Definitely, her description of his distinguishing characteristics was a huge thing for many years.
So this might be referencing that.
I think probably they also wanted the funny moment of the guys head tilting.
So they might have fudged the timing a little bit, but thats fairly accurate, actually.
On whether birds fluttered in the forest after Fosters fatal gunshot was fired[Laughs.]
