Initial sexual encounters from independent counsel kenneth starrs report to the house on president clinton. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Television satellite trucks set up near the white house as kenneth starr questions president clinton regarding his. Bbc news starr report ten encounters of a sexual kind. The starr report, officially the referral from independent counsel kenneth w. Kavanaugh proposed graphic questions for bill clinton during starr probe. Lewinsky testified that wednesday, november 15, 1995 the second day of the government shutdown marked the beginning of her sexual relationship with the president. The starr report, however, went far beyond establishing that the president lied when he denied having sexual relations with lewinsky, and included sexual details of various encounters that suggest the report also had as its purpose to embarrass clinton and thus limit his effectiveness as president. Kenneth starr on the parallels between the lewinsky scandal. Subsequent press accounts of jordan treated him with great suspicion. Clinton defends his lewinsky speech 9298 clintons team will attempt to counter starr report 9198 more stories indepth. The sexual relationship took place between 1995 and 1997 and came to light in 1998. Television satellite trucks set up near the white house as kenneth starr.
In late july, 1998, lewinsky turned the dress over to kenneth starrs investigators after signing an immunity agreement. Paula corbin jones, a former arkansas state worker who claimed that bill clinton had accosted her sexually in 1991 when he was governor of arkansas. The clintonlewinsky scandal was a united states political sex scandal that involved 49yearold president bill clinton and 22yearold white house intern monica lewinsky. But the starr report does include a sentence confirming a clinton lewinsky use of a cigar in a sexual act.
The starr report, however, went far beyond establishing that the president lied when he denied having sexual relations with lewinsky, and included sexual details of various encounters that suggest the report also had as its purpose to embarrass clinton and thus limit his effectiveness as. President barack obamas hilarious final white house correspondents dinner speech duration. The starr report the independent counsels complete report to congress on the investigation of president clinton by kenneth starr, starr commission. Ten encounters of a sexual kind the following are excerpts from the starr report about president clintons sexual relationship with monica lewinsky. That people can read the transcripts is horrific enough, but a few weeks later, the audio tapes are aired on tv, and significant portions made available online. Part 1 transcript of conversations between monica lewinsky and linda trip by the associated press excerpts from audio tapes that linda tripp made of conversations with monica lewinsky, released friday as part of evidence referred to the house judiciary committee by independent counsel kenneth starr. Starr subpoenas clinton to appear before grand jury 072598. Bill clintonmonica lewinsky scandaltimeline of key moments. Lewinsky scandal article about lewinsky scandal by the free. According to ms lewinsky, she and the president had ten sexual encounters, eight while she worked at the white house and two thereafter. I hereby submit a final report on the rule 6 e inquiry you ordered to be undertaken by me. Starr in conformity with the requirement of title 28, united states code, section 595c, is a united states federal government report by independent counsel ken starr concerning his investigation of president bill clinton. The starr report differed in some key areas from the drudge report.
Explosive starr report outlines case for impeachment. But the starr report does include a sentence confirming a clintonlewinsky use of a cigar in a sexual act. Excerpts from the starr report concerning seven sexual encounters november 15 sexual encounter ms. Others ask how they can explain this immoral behavior and thwarting of the law to their children, especially in light of all the salacious details that were made public in special prosecutor kenneth starrs report on the clintonlewinsky affair. May 12, 2008 lewinsky scandal still affects clintons. A blood sample was taken from clinton on august 3, and on august 17, the fbi reported its conclusion that clinton was the source of the semen on the dress to a reasonable degree of scientific certainty. Lewinsky testified to using the cigar sexually and to clinton then putting it in his mouth and commenting on it. The starr report into the president bill clinton lewinsky.
House of representatives and acquittal by the senate. Starr wont present interim report, spokesman says june 5, 1998. The drudge report turned out to be wrong in some details, as did most of the reports flowing from it. Kaye who had disbelieved stories he had heard from democratic national committee people about an affair between ms. Jun 10, 2018 kenneth starr on the parallels between the lewinsky scandal and the russia investigation. Even by the time monica lewinskys name surfaced on the drudge report in january 1998, bill.
So, in honor of it having been 18 years since president clinton admitted to having an improper relationship with lewinsky, it might be time for a reminder as to the importance of the lewinsky scandal that shook the 90s, and its ultimate significance in american politics. Aug 04, 2015 the report of independent counsel kenneth starr s report to the united states congress has been published. Im talking about the starr report the referral from independent counsel. The monica lewinsky scandal began in the late 1990s, when america was rocked by a political sex scandal involving president bill clinton and monica lewinsky, a. Lewinsky with bill clinton at the white house in 1995. Apr 22, 2016 lewinsky with bill clinton at the white house in 1995. The prosecutor accuses clinton of perjury, obstruction of justice, witness tampering and.
In general, however, it is fair to say the press resisted spreading such rumors. Lewinsky scandal article about lewinsky scandal by the. If you read the starr report, its immediately clear that the clintonlewinsky. Paula corbin jones, a former arkansas state worker who claimed that bill clinton had accosted her sexually in 1991 when he was governor of arkansas, had brought a sexual harassment. In late july, 1998, lewinsky turned the dress over to kenneth starr s investigators after signing an immunity agreement. It has come to be known as the greatest scandal in american history. This encounter at cooper union, after all, paled in comparison with the 445page starr report, which was the culmination of independent counsel kenneth starrs fouryear investigation of the. Transcript of conversations between monica lewinsky and. The nature of the encounters between clinton and lewinsky is partly dictated by the complicated.
The starr report into the president bill clinton lewinsky affair kindle edition by starr, kenneth w. The report of independent counsel kenneth starrs report to the united states congress has been published. The following is the complete, unedited text of the final, corrected version of independent counsel kenneth starr s report to the house on president clinton. In contrast, starr s 445page report recounted the sexual encounter between clinton and lewinsky in explicit detail and was published after the house voted 36363 to release it publicly. The stained blue dress that almost lost a presidency. When kenneth starr first became independent counsel, he. List of books and articles about clintonlewinsky scandal.
His father died before he was born, and he was originally named william jefferson blythe 4th, but after his mother remarried, he assumed the surname of his. Americans unmoved by prospect of clinton, lewinsky testimony. The following is the complete, unedited text of the final, corrected version of independent counsel kenneth starrs report to the house on president clinton. Initial sexual encounters from independent counsel kenneth starr s report to the house on president clinton. What came to be known as the starr report has become a central document in contemporary america, if not the world. Mar 27, 2019 lewinsky was responding to a law professors comparison of muellers stillconfidential report on the ties between trumps 2016 presidential campaign and the russian government to the 1998 release of the starr report.
Clinton ended a televised speech in late january 1998 with the statement that he did. Americans unmoved by prospect of clinton, lewinsky. In the end, the starr report omits any mention of either attempted obstruction by jordan, or the taped allegations of his telling lewinsky to lie under oath. Ready to read the report despite decades of digital decay, the. Update its been 20 years since the drudge report broke the bill clintonmonica lewinsky affair, which would mar clintons presidency and bring a house impeachment vote. Though its a legal document, the starr report, published in late 1998, reads like a racy novel about the most powerful man in the world, president bill clinton, and a young intern, monica lewinsky, whos portrayed as a spoiled beverly hills brat performing oral sex on the president while he talked to colleagues on the telephone andrew morton, the author of diana. Mueller delivered a report on his probe, which began in mid2017, to attorney general william barr last friday.
Public interest in the white house sex scandal has not increased at all with the news that president clinton and monica lewinsky will soon give grand jury testimony. Sep 11, 1998 explosive starr report outlines case for impeachment document provides sordid details of the clinton lewinsky relationship. Transcript of conversations between monica lewinsky and linda. Kenneth starr on the parallels between the lewinsky scandal and the russia investigation. Willey had called the white house again, this time to report that mr. Clinton lewinsky scandal lewinsky scandal paula corbin jones, a former arkansas state worker who claimed that bill clinton had accosted her sexually in 1991 when he was governor of arkansas, had brought a sexual harassment lawsuit against the president. Bill clintons conduct with monica lewinsky became public monday, showing. The 445page document lists 11 grounds for impeachment and 10 sexual encounters between the president and monica lewinsky. Monica lewinsky was not violated and rudy giulianis sleazy claims minimize the seriousness of sexual abuse. Starr wont present interim report, spokesman says june. But according to lewinskys testimony there was no mutual masturbation and the meeting was in general less sordid than the leaks.
Explosive starr report outlines case for impeachment document provides sordid details of the clintonlewinsky relationship. Microcomp output file government publishing office. President clinton poses with monica lewinsky in a nov. President clinton and monica lewinsky in november 1995. Lewinsky meets with independent counsels office 072798. Nature of president clintons relationship with monica lewinsky a. Monica lewinsky was not violated and rudy giulianis. Lewinskys dad speaks out on investigations toll april. But one thing really stands out, i suspect almost all of us know who monica lewinsky is. Isikoff somehow knew of her earlier white house call.
The story has been widely talked about, moderately referred to in the mainstream press, and narrowly i. Clinton documents show how the white house closed ranks. Kenneth starr on the parallels between the lewinsky. Even by the time monica lewinsky s name surfaced on the drudge report in january 1998, bill and hillary clinton were plenty familiar with drastic. Some of the language in this section is sexually explicit. Lewinsky eventually told investigators that on the matter of jordans role, she was exaggerating the truth. Some of the language in these documents is sexually explicit.
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