Ken Starr

We're Living in Ken Starr's America

by David Greenberg

With two proceedings against Donald Trump and Republicans promising one against Joe Biden if they retake the House, we live in an age where impeachment is a part of national politics. Ken Starr can take as much credit or blame as anyone. 

(Review) "Impeachment" Reminds us Monica Lewinsky Wasn't the Villain

The lurid details of Ken Starr's report on the Clinton-Lewinsky affair have hidden the fact that Starr dragged Lewinsky into the public eye in his zeal to punish Clinton; her life was upended while he suffered no consequences. 

The return of Ken Starr: He pushed impeachment for Clinton but now defends Trump

In 1999, Starr was derided by Trump as “a lunatic” during his investigation of Bill Clinton’s sexual liaison with Monica Lewinsky.

In a media interview Ken Starr says he makes no apologies for his prosecution of Monica Lewinsky

Interestingly, that’s the same response Bill Clinton had.

Brett Kavanaugh Urged Ken Starr Not to Indict Clinton While in Office

Judge Kavanaugh delivered the advice in a private memorandum made public on Friday by the National Archives in response to a Freedom of Information Act request.

Can the President Be Indicted?

A long-hidden legal memo says yes.

Trump’s Attack on Russia Inquiry Is From Familiar Playbook: The Clintons’

The president’s strategy for navigating the inquiry is adopted from the Clintons’ approach to the Whitewater and Lewinsky investigations.

Why Trump and Mueller aren't Clinton and Starr

by Julian Zelizer

This comparison misses something pretty fundamental. Starr was working under the independent counsel law that Congress passed in 1978. So Clinton couldn't fire him.