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Author Starr, Kenneth, 1946-2022 author.

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

Publication Info. New York : Sentinel, 2018.

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 Avon Free Public Library - Adult Department  973.929 STARR    Check Shelf
 Canton Public Library - Adult Department  973.929 STARR    Check Shelf
 Cheshire Public Library - Adult Department Lower Level  973.929 STARR    Check Shelf
 Cromwell-Belden Public Library - Adult Department  973.929 STA    Check Shelf
 East Hartford, Raymond Library - Adult Department  973.929 STARR    Check Shelf
 Middletown, Russell Library - Adult Nonfiction  973.929 STA    Check Shelf
 New Britain, Main Library - Non Fiction  973.929 STA    Check Shelf
 Plainville Public Library - Non Fiction  973.929 STA    Check Shelf
 Portland Public Library - Adult Department  973.929 STA    Check Shelf
 Rocky Hill, Cora J. Belden Library - Adult Department  973.929 STARR    Check Shelf

Description xiv, 338 pages, [8] pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Summary "Twenty years after the Starr Report and the Clinton impeachment, former special prosecutor Ken Starr 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"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (page 325) and index.
Subject Clinton, Bill, 1946- -- Impeachment.
Lewinsky, Monica S. (Monica Samille), 1973-
Starr, Kenneth, 1946-2022
Presidents -- United States -- Discipline.
Misconduct in office -- United States.
Governmental investigations -- United States.
Obstruction of justice -- United States.
Special prosecutors -- United States.
United States -- Politics and government -- 1993-2001.
HISTORY / United States / 20th Century.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Conservatism & Liberalism.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / Executive Branch.
Genre/Form Nonfiction.
ISBN 9780525536130 (hardback)
0525536132 (hardback)
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