Ken Starr
Ken Starr
Kenneth Winston "Ken" Starris an American lawyer who has also been a federal judge and U.S. Solicitor General. He is the former President and Chancellor of Baylor University, and currently holds the Louise L. Morrison Chair of Constitutional Law at Baylor University Law School. He carried out a controversial investigation of members of the Clinton administration...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionLawyer
Date of Birth21 July 1946
CountryUnited States of America
fact fifth generation native
As you may know, I'm a native Texan. In fact I'm a fifth generation Texan.
partisan vulnerable
With no institutional defender, independent counsels are especially vulnerable to partisan attack,
power
Rights are in the power of the people.
calling certain interested vocation
In law, one's sense of calling or vocation will lead one to be interested in certain dimensions of Constitutional law.
I was privileged to serve as a judge.
I am not here to accuse the media of anything.
dna held highly office sensitive within
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.
asking midst post receiving urgent washington
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.
reflects whether
Whether the story reflects the facts is obviously a different matter.
We must combat misinformation that is being spread.
disclose duty evidence government
Government lawyers have a duty to disclose evidence of wrongdoing in the government.
criticized proved throughout time
We were criticized throughout that investigation for being too thorough, for taking too long. But time has proved the correctness of that approach.
believe leaked
I don't believe anyone has leaked grand jury information.
Don't blame the messenger because the message is unpleasant.