The Starr Report: The Findings Of Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr On President Clinton And The Lewinsky Affair (Publicaffairs Reports) - Softcover

Star, Kenneth W

Softcover

ISBN 10: 189162024X ISBN 13: 9781891620249

Publisher: PublicAffairs, 1998

Synopsis

The Starr Report: The Findings of Independent Counsel Kenneth W. Starr on President Clinton and the Lewinsky Affair

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Here it is--the result of four years of investigative research, at an approximate cost of $40 million. Back in 1994, Kenneth Starr was appointed to investigate a series of investments made by Bill and Hillary Clinton; the Whitewater allegations never bore fruit, but then somebody whispered stories about the president and an intern named Monica Lewinsky into Starr's ear. He and his team of prosecutors sniffed around and this is what they've come up with: "According to Ms. Lewinsky, she and the President had 10 sexual encounters, eight while she worked at the White House and two thereafter." The details are bathetic in their precision: "during many of their sexual encounters," Starr notes, "the President stood leaning against the doorway of the bathroom across from the study, which, he told Ms. Lewinsky, eased his sore back." And yes, as far as we know, that was the President's semen on Monica's navy dress.

Whether or not it's government's job to produce hackneyed narratives about young women who find themselves falling in love with powerful men is for voters to decide, but this story would be rejected outright by readers of Harold Robbins or Jackie Susann, were it not for the newsworthy elements. Of course, there's also the second half of the report, in which Starr explains how Clinton's attempts to prevent his relationship with Lewinsky from becoming public knowledge constitute grounds for his impeachment. That's the part of the document that matters most from a political perspective ... but it's doubtful that it'll be the part that lingers in historical memory. --Amazon.com

Synopsis

The Starr Report: The Findings of Independent Counsel Kenneth W. Starr on President Clinton and the Lewinsky Affair contains the complete text of the Independent Counsels report, the White Houses Response from September 11th, and in-depth analysis and commentary by the Pulitzer Prize-winning staff of the Washington Post. This historic document, drawing on secret Grand Jury testimony of witnesses including Monica Lewinsky, Linda Tripp, Vernon Jordan, many of the presidents closest aides and President Clinton himself, provides the basis for Starrs allegations of presidential high crimes and misdemeanors. It was the central instrument in the House of Representatives investigation that led to President Clintons impeachment.The culmination of one of the most controversial investigations of our time, The Starr Report: The Findings of Independent Counsel Kenneth W. Starr on President Clinton and the Lewinsky Affair is essential reading for all citizens concerned about the fate of the presidency and our nation.

Edition details

• Publisher: PublicAffairs
• Publication date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 189162024X
• ISBN 13: 9781891620249
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 480