Kenneth Starr

Kenneth Starr was an American lawyer and judge best known for leading the investigation into President Bill Clinton in the 1990s.

As independent counsel, Starr's inquiry expanded from a real estate deal into Clinton's affair with Monica Lewinsky, producing a detailed report that led to Clinton's impeachment.

The name became shorthand for prosecutorial tenacity—or overreach, depending on one's politics.

WhitewaterNineties political land scandal
Clinton impeachment1990s presidential misconduct proceeding
impeachmentCharging officials with misconduct
Oval OfficePresident's formal workspace
investigationFormal examination of facts

Clinton · special prosecutor · prosecutor · sexual relations · scandal · independent counsel · perjury · subpoena · testimony · grand jury · Washington · partisan · witch hunt · right wing · congressional · deposition · obstruction · affair

Opposites

political prosecution role

Kenneth StarrBill Clinton

Hillary Clinton · defense attorney · Monica Lewinsky · Robert Mueller

prosecutorial philosophy

Kenneth Starrrestraint

Control over impulses

leniency

prosecutorial role vs. defense advocacy

Kenneth Starrpublic defender

Attorney representing those unable to afford one

Family

Kenneth, Starr, star, stars, starry, starred, starring, stardom, starlight

Familiarity: Top 500,000
Profile: Mostly American · Concrete · Rated PG