A Basket of Deplorables: What I Saw Inside the Clinton White House

by Dennis Carstens

As seen on Newsmax TV! Featured in the New York Post and FoxNews.com! A compelling insider’s look at a political marriage that tore apart the nation and almost destroyed a presidency—from the woman who saw it all happen.In this brilliantly written behind-the-scenes account, Linda Tripp along with her co-author, Dennis Carstens, shares her side of the Clinton White House sex scandals for the first time—detailing the behavior of two very flawed people who fooled a Bill Clinton, a sexual predator, and his wife, Hillary, who was his primary enabler. In this exposé, Tripp outlines what the public was not allowed to the lengths Clintons’ protectors would go to lie, deceive, and coverup for them; some of the many women Bill Clinton used his position, privilege, and power as president to sexually abuse; how the former president got away with it thanks to his morally bankrupt, unscrupulous wife and cabal of protectors; and finally, the role party politics played when he was called to task and was almost the first president to be removed from office for perjury and corruption.

Genres: Politics, Nonfiction, History

189 pages, Kindle Edition

Published December 22, 2020

About the author

Dennis Carstens was born in Worthington, MN, and has lived most of his life in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul. He received a BA from the University of Minnesota and his J.D. from a highly respected private law school, William Mitchell, in St. Paul. A veteran of the U.S. Air Force and a retired trial lawyer, Carstens brings these life experiences to his fiction for a dose of realism and accuracy missing from much of the legal thriller genre today.

Reviews

[April · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent, eye opening read. I’ll admit I believed the negative stories about the author when the scandal hit. Now with hindsight and after a lot of research I wish she were still alive so I could apologize to her. I hope Ms. Lewinsky has read this book.

[Sarah Fonseca · Rating 3 out of 5]

As Tripp’s own words were published posthumously and not included in the source materials for American Crime Story: Impeachment, I was eager to gain a bit more insight into her interiority. This book initially began as a diary Tripp was maintaining to share her account with her children and grandchildren — progeny who have intimated that Tripp would not have been at all happy with the finished product. Given the need for a copyeditor, the minute differences in journaling and nonfiction, and the overt moments of political posturing in a book written by a whistleblower who argued her actions were not politically motivated, this is understandable! Even the title and cover art are pointedly un-Linda.

In any event, it is nice to find glimmers of Tripp throughout its 200-someodd pages; pages that do — more often than not — offer her personal impressions, challenge longstanding assumptions about her choices, and otherwise offer valuable of anecdotes and asides about the Clinton presidency. The story about Norma Asnes near the end is especially wild...

[Glae R. Egoville · Rating 5 out of 5]

The book Democrats are afraid to read

Dennis Carstens with first hand information from Linda Tripp has written the definitive Clinton Family book. These two sociopaths have successfully ruled the Democratic Party for decades in spite of their complete lack of moral compasses. They have made millions, rewritten the laws of decency and paved the way for questionable candidates
to aspire to the leadership of the free world. Shame on them and their minions. Was it all worth it?

[Karen · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a brave woman

Reading Linda's account I am amazed she didn't have a complete nervous breakdown. I couldn't put this book down. Thank the good Lord for the Linda Tripps' in this world. Thank you for getting through all the doubt and having the courage to do what you did, Linda, God bless and keep you.

[Melanie · Rating 1 out of 5]

Soooooooo baddddd RIP Linda but this was horribly written and the foreword was embarrassing.

[Taylor · Rating 3 out of 5]

I’m here how many of you are: from American Crime Story. I wanted Linda Tripp’s recollection of events as the series really painted her out to be the ultimate villain. A Basket of Deplorables was published and distributed after Linda’s death. It started off as a diary and Linda then realized that she was finally ready to write her book after more than two decades of events that transpired as one of the most notorious moments in White House history.

I’m going to be honest and say that initially I loved the book. I really felt like this was a real look at Linda Tripp and her feelings. I quickly noticed her personal diagnosis of Hillary Clinton as a paranoid schizophrenic, a liar, cheat and tyrant. 60% of this book is Linda dogging Hillary. It got a bit repetitive as well. Her perspective and viewpoint on her career in the White House was very interested and it was what kept me reading.

I understand Linda Tripp was by no means an author, but it blows my mind how she labeled Hillary Clinton, Bill Clinton, and Monica Lewinsky as professional victims when this entire book was absolving herself of any wrongdoing. The truth is lodged somewhere between all parties’ recollection of events, but my eyes definitely glazed over reading A Basket of Deplorables.

3/5 stars

[Susan Moresi · Rating 4 out of 5]

The 1st 40 pages are very much complaining (and complaining and complaining) about Hillary Clinton. I almost gave up, but I'm glad I didn't.

The next part is juicy gossip, detailing specific past incidents in which Bill had become VERY sexually aggressive at the drop of a hat. Most women didn't complain, even denied it had happened for years, and those who did complain could look forward to ALOT of mudslinging at them personally, for their appearance, their lack of education, their motives, etc.

I had forgotten alot of this, but Linda Tripp hated the Clintons, and decided to get involved when Paula Jones brought forward her complaint. That led to investigators finding out about Monica Lewinsky. Tripp illegally recorded calls with Monica and told Monica to save the blue dress.

Linda claims she was never friends with Monica, just knew her from work at the Pentagon, although apparently Monica thought they were friends.

Although there's much information about the White House, people (famous and otherwise) who worked there, things that went on there, there is absolutely no mention of Al Gore in this book.

[Dolly Sis · Rating 5 out of 5]

I believe that poor Linda was bullied to an early death by misogynists (looking at you Bill Maher and Rose McGowan, who both said on national TV that Linda was too ugly to live). Not to mention that portly pos from the Roseanne show. How does John Goodman get to ridicule a woman's appearance? Like he's so attractive? Lol. Tripp was not a public figure She was not a talk show host or political pundit. She should never have been fair game for all of their nasty mockery. She was a private citizen who simply protected herself against two of the "gods" that the Leftists worship. That's it.

Nevertheless, I never expected a political book to be so juicy, downright suspenseful, and (in some ways) absolutely terrifying. This book has more jaw dropping revelations than any book in recent memory. Wow. Shocks galore.

Rest in piece Linda, all of your detractors were all a-holes.

[David]

This book by Linda Tripp was published and released after her passing.
She wrote the book mainly to inform her family her side of the story.
I found the account to be credible.
She writes as a first-hand witness to events that shook our nation.
This account should be considered by any historian documenting the presidency of potus #42

[Josh Ray · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was born at the time this happened and saw the tv show based on her. I do like her, and her book gave a good insight as to how the white house was run. She loved Christmas time, had a neat political sense, and the ending was quite a suspense. Linda had a neat fashion sense that me and my friend enjoy.

[Dean · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very well researched and written. Anyone with any common sense could see how evil and corrupt the Clintons were/are, and it's refreshing to see an honest account given on the subject.
It's a mystery on why the media are eunuchs' to the Democrats - unless money is involved, which is probably the case. I mean, it's hard to believe the media could be so stupid and corrupt otherwise.

[Steffanie H Burgevin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Interesting

Very fast and compelling reading. Possibly the most damning story behind the scenes of a powerful couple. Even if you take out the vitriol, there is plenty to learn here

[Gail O'Connor · Rating 3 out of 5]

Linda Tripp's book of the Clintons was very interesting in the beginning Her hatred was such that I had to put the book down. I don't like the Clintons at all, but by the time she got into the chapters couldn't read it any more. I'm sure I will pick the book up again at another time

[Vanessa Cook · Rating 5 out of 5]

Detailed, enlightening, impressive.

Linda Tripp had guts. She was not the monster the media made her out to be back then, and still does at every opportunity today.

RIP Linda Tripp.

[Tambra · Rating 4 out of 5]

Loved it. Great book and story.

[George · Rating 3 out of 5]

If even a tenth of this were true, Both Clinton’s should be in jail

[Lauren Elise · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting viewpoint, subpar writing.