Contempt : a memoir of the Clinton investigation / Ken Starr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Starr, Kenneth, 1946-2022, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Clinton, Bill, 1946---Impeachment.

Clinton, Bill.

Lewinsky, Monica S. (Monica Samille), 1973-.

Lewinsky, Monica S.

Starr, Kenneth, 1946-2022.

Starr, Kenneth.

Clinton, Bill, 1946-.

Presidents--United States--Discipline.

Presidents.

Misconduct in office--United States.

Misconduct in office.

Obstruction of justice.

Discipline.

Impeachment.

United States.

Governmental investigations--United States.

Governmental investigations.

Obstruction of justice--United States.

Special prosecutors--United States.

Special prosecutors.

United States--Politics and government--1993-2001.

Politics and government.

Genre:

Nonfiction.

Physical Description:

xiv, 338 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York, New York : Sentinel, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, [2018]

Summary:

"Twenty years after the Starr Report and the Clinton impeachment, former special prosecutor Ken Starr finally shares his definitive account of one of the most divisive periods in American history. You could fill a library with books about the scandals of the Clinton administration, which eventually led to President Clinton's impeachment by the House of Representatives. Bill and Hillary Clinton have told their version of events, as have various journalists and participants. Whenever liberals recall those years, they usually depict independent counsel Ken Starr as an out-of-control, politically driven prosecutor. But as a New York Times columnist asked in 2017, "What if Ken Starr was right?" What if the popular media in the 1990s completely misunderstood Starr's motives, his tactics, and his ultimate goal: to ensure that no one, especially not the president of the United States, is above the law? Starr--the man at the eye of the hurricane--has kept his unique perspective to himself for two full decades. In this long-awaited memoir, he finally sheds light on everything he couldn't tell us during the Clinton years, even in his carefully detailed "Starr Report" of September 1998. Contempt puts you, the reader, into the shoes of Starr and his team as they tackle the many scandals of that era, from Whitewater to Vince Foster's death to Travelgate to Monica Lewinsky. Starr explains in vivid detail how all those scandals shared a common thread: the Clintons' contempt for our system of justice. This book proves that Bill and Hillary Clinton weren't victims of a so-called "vast right-wing conspiracy." They played fast and loose with the law and abused their powers and privileges. With the perspective we've all gained over the past two decades, Starr's story and insights are more relevant than ever"-- Provided by publisher.

Twenty years after the Starr Report and the Clinton impeachment, former special prosecutor Ken Starr shares his account of one of the most divisive periods in American history. Bill and Hillary Clinton have told their version of events, as have journalists and participants. But what if the popular media in the 1990s completely misunderstood Starr's motives, his tactics, and his ultimate goal: to ensure that no one, especially not the president of the United States, is above the law? Here, Starr sheds light on everything he couldn't tell us during the Clinton years, even in his carefully detailed "Starr Report" of September 1998. -- adapted from publisher info.

Contents:

Growing up Starr

The call

Stepping into big shoes

Changing of the guard

The Vince Foster death investigation

Whitewater complexities

Webb

Follow the money

White House depositions

The 825 trial

"Get out the vote money"

Mysterious disappearing documents

Flipping Jim McDougal

Raven and the bad boys

Shift to Washington, D.C.

Pepperdine invitation

Paula Corbin Jones

Disruption

Monica

Explosion

Dirt

Closing the books on Hillary

Monica in trouble

Obfuscating the truth

Breakthrough

The President testifies

The referral

Stress on the family

My testimony

The hot seat

Media madness

The House votes to impeach

The Senate trial

Winding down

Legacy of contempt

Afterword.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (page 325) and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Starr, Kenneth, 1946- Contempt.

ISBN:

9780525536130

0525536132

OCLC:

1049576993