About Ken Starr: Kenneth Winston "Ken" Starr is an American lawyer and educational administrator, who has also been a federal judge. He carried out controversial investigation of figures during the Clinton administration.
I said in sharp language that that practice was wrong.
Whether the story reflects the facts is obviously a different matter.
When we had highly sensitive information, the DNA on the dress, that was held within our office and the FBI. There was no dissemination of that information.
We were in Little Rock. We were assessing a very important issue. In the midst of our discussions, we were receiving urgent inquiries from The Washington Post asking about interviews.
We must combat misinformation that is being spread.
The values of confidentiality of matters occurring before the grand jury is very important.
Lying under oath, and encouraging lies under oath, does go to the very heart and soul of what courts do. If we say we don't care, let's forget about courts, and we'll just have other ways of figuring out how to handle disputes.
Lawyers claim that their clients have been grossly mistreated, which is what criminal defense lawyers are paid to do.
I was privileged to serve as a judge.
I was assigned to do a job by the attorney general, and that was to find out whether crimes were committed.
I think the President inspires tremendous affection and loyalty by a wide range of people.
I don't believe anyone has leaked grand jury information.
I do not speak frequently or otherwise to the press.
I am not here to accuse the media of anything.
Don't blame the messenger because the message is unpleasant.
You're making me feel like a skunk at the garden party.
After an extensive investigation, the office produced a report that addressed the many questions that confronted the difficult issues, it laid out new evidence, and it reached a definitive conclusion.
In contrast to what most prosecutors do, we try to treat all individuals with complete fairness. We do not go out and hold press conferences and the like.
I thought we were to discuss a referral which we believe contains substantial and credible information of potential impeachable offenses by the President of the United States.
As you may know, I'm a native Texan. In fact I'm a fifth generation Texan.
