49-598: [REDACTED] Look up starr in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. [REDACTED] Wikiquote has quotations related to Starr . Starr may refer to: People and fictional characters [ edit ] Starr (surname) , a list of people and fictional characters Starr (given name) , a list of people and fictional characters Places [ edit ] United States [ edit ] Starr, Ohio , an unincorporated community Starr, South Carolina ,
98-531: A Marvel Comics character Herr Starr , from the comic book Preacher Karen Starr or Power Girl, a DC Comics superheroine Lone Starr, in the film Spaceballs Poppy Starr, on the Nickelodeon comedy Lego City Adventures See also [ edit ] Justice Starr (disambiguation) Star (name) , given name and surname Patrick Starrr (born 1989), American make-up artist [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with
147-459: A defense lawyer for U.S. President Donald Trump during his Senate impeachment trial , Starr himself would retract some of the allegations he made in the report. Slate journalist Jeremy Stahl pointed out that as he was urging the Senate not to remove Trump as president, Starr contradicted various arguments he used in 1998 to justify Clinton's impeachment. In defending Trump, Starr also claimed he
196-408: A defunct American record label STARR Restaurants , an American restaurant company Starr Labs , a musical equipment manufacturer Other uses [ edit ] Starr (law) or starra , an old term for the contract or obligation of a Jew Stapled trans-anal rectal resection (STARR), a surgical procedure See also [ edit ] Starr Report , a government report that led to
245-737: A detailed timeline of Lewinsky's various sexual encounters with Clinton during her White House internship. He concluded the report with a section entitled "Grounds," where he provided supporting evidence to each of the 11 grounds for potential impeachment of Clinton—including physical evidence such as the DNA test results of a semen stain on a dress owned by Lewinsky which matched Clinton's blood sample. Starr also alleged that Clinton had conversations with witnesses during his investigation which he ascribed as "witness-tampering and obstruction of justice by hiding evidence and giving misleading accounts to lawyers for Paula Jones." Specifically, Starr reported: There
294-457: A form of sexual relations and that the relationship between him and Lewinsky lasted longer than the date he described, but presented nothing relevant to back its claims. The report also claimed that Clinton falsely denied under oath ever meeting with Lewinsky alone at times, despite the fact that Clinton did admit to this when he testified, and that Clinton obstructed justice by concealing gifts he gave to Lewinsky and destroying an intimate note that
343-470: A former White House Intern, discussed having oral sex with the president. Clinton gave a sworn deposition in the Jones case on January 17, 1998, during which he denied having a "sexual relationship", "sexual affair" or "sexual relations" with Lewinsky. He also denied that he was ever alone with her. Seven months later, on August 17, Clinton faced a federal grand jury, convened by Ken Starr, to consider whether
392-595: A founder of the American International Group insurance corporation David Starr , several people Don Starr (1917–1995), American actor Edwin Starr (1942–2003), American soul and R&B singer Ernest Starr (1890–1981), Canadian politician Freddie Starr (1943–2019), English comedian, impressionist and singer Frederick Starr (1858–1933), American anthropologist S. Frederick Starr (born 1940), American founder and chairman of
441-756: A location in Blackpool, Lancashire, England 4150 Starr , a minor planet Buildings [ edit ] Starr House (disambiguation) , various houses on the United States National Register of Historic Places Starr Mill , Middletown, Connecticut, on the National Register of Historic Places Starr Arena , a sports facility in Hamilton, New York, United States Ships [ edit ] HMS Starr , various Royal Navy ships George E. Starr , as steamboat of
490-483: A town Starr County, Texas Starr Township, Cloud County, Kansas Starr Township, Hocking County, Ohio Starr Historic District , Richmond, Indiana Mount Starr , a mountain in California Antarctica [ edit ] Starr Peninsula , Ellsworth Land Starr Lake (McMurdo Station) , Ross Island Starr Nunatak , Victoria Land Elsewhere [ edit ] Starr Gate ,
539-409: A wide-ranging investigation of alleged abuses including the firing of White House travel agents , the alleged misuse of FBI files, and Clinton's conduct while he was a defendant in a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by a former Arkansas state government employee, Paula Jones . In the course of the investigation, Linda Tripp provided Starr with taped phone conversations in which Monica Lewinsky ,
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#1732764775395588-426: A witness' plan to refuse to comply with a subpoena; attempted to obstruct justice by encouraging a witness to file an affidavit that the president knew would be false ... ; lied to potential grand jury witnesses, knowing that then they would repeat those lies before the grand jury; and engaged in a pattern on conduct that was inconsistent with his constitutional duty to faithfully execute the laws." Starr included
637-2028: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Starr (surname) Starr Origin Meaning Star Region of origin England Other names Variant form(s) Steorra, Stjarna, Sterre, Starre Starr is a family name, originating from the pre- Modern English word starre or sterre , meaning "star". People [ edit ] Albert Starr (born 1926), American cardiovascular surgeon and inventor Allison Starr (born 1977), American collegiate basketball player and coach Antony Starr (born 1975), New Zealand television actor Ayra Starr (born 2002), Nigerian singer and songwriter Barbara Starr (born 1950), American television news journalist Barbara Starr Scott (1939–2020), Cherokee Nation politician Bart Starr (1934–2019), American football quarterback and coach Beau Starr (born 1944), American actor Belle Starr (1848–1889), American outlaw Ben Starr (1921–2014), American television producer, creator, writer and playwright Blaze Starr (1932–2015), American stripper and burlesque star Bob Starr , several people Bobbi Starr (born 1983), stage name of an American pornographic actress Brenda K. Starr (born 1966), American singer Bruce Starr (born 1969), American politician in Oregon Charles Starr (born 1933), American politician in Oregon Charmaine Starr (born 1979), Philippine-born American pornographic actress Chauncey Starr (1912–2007), American nuclear physicist Chester G. Starr (1914–1999), American historian Comfort Starr (1589–1659), English physician Cornelius Vander Starr (1892–1968),
686-586: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Starr Report The Starr Report , officially the Referral from Independent Counsel Kenneth W. Starr in Conformity with the Requirement of Title 28, United States Code, Section 595(c) , is a United States federal government report by Independent Counsel Ken Starr concerning his investigation of President Bill Clinton . Delivered to
735-432: Is substantial and credible information supporting the following eleven possible grounds for impeachment: 1. President Clinton lied under oath in his civil case when he denied a sexual affair, a sexual relationship, or sexual relations with Monica Lewinsky. 2. President Clinton lied under oath to the grand jury about his sexual relationship with Ms. Lewinsky. 3. In his civil deposition, to support his false statement about
784-582: Is unclear whether Starr had the legal authority to ask Clinton questions about his sexual relationship with Lewinsky, as the OIC was convened solely to investigate Whitewater and Paula Jones' claim that Clinton sexually harassed her. Questioning about a sexual relationship void of assault appears to be both irrelevant under the Federal Rules of Evidence (FRE) as a whole and under Rule 413, which allows questioning about separate allegations of sexual assault (which
833-575: The Brenda Starr, Reporter comic strip and its film adaptations Clive Starr , on the soap opera Family Affairs Daniel Starr , nicknamed Dear Daniel, a cat and Hello Kitty 's boyfriend in the Sanrio universe David "Lucky" Starr, hero of the Lucky Starr series of science fiction books by Isaac Asimov Dudley Starr , on the soap opera Family Affairs Elihas Starr or Egghead,
882-560: The DC District Court , the court's Chief Justice Norma Holloway Johnson acknowledged that Clinton was cooperating with Starr and did not use executive privilege to cover up the relationship. Abuse of power had also been defined in The Federalist Papers as "corrupt use of the office for personal gain or some other improper purpose," which was not demonstrated in this case. In January 2020, while testifying as
931-530: The Puget Sound Mosquito Fleet USS Starr (AKA-67) , an attack cargo ship Firearms [ edit ] Starr carbine , a single-shot United States Army rifle Starr revolver , a 19th-century double-action revolver designed by E. T. Starr Organizations and companies [ edit ] Starr Foundation , providing grants in education and healthcare Starr Companies , an insurance company Starr Records ,
980-587: The United States Congress on September 9, 1998, the allegations in the report led to the impeachment of Bill Clinton and the five-year suspension of Clinton's law license. Initially chosen as Independent Counsel in 1994, and charged with investigating Bill and Hillary Clinton 's pre-presidency financial dealings with the Whitewater Land Company , Ken Starr , with the approval of Attorney General Janet Reno , conducted
1029-417: The surname Starr . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Starr_(surname)&oldid=1252549985 " Category : Surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
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#17327647753951078-1047: The Central Asia-Caucasus Institute Fredro Starr , born Fred Scruggs in 1970, American rapper and actor G. Gabrielle Starr , president of Pomona College Garrison Starr (born 1975), American singer-songwriter George Reginald Starr (1904–1980), British organiser of a resistance network in France during World War II Georgina Starr (born 1968), English artist Harry W. Starr (1879–1934), American politician Henry Starr (1873–1921), American outlaw H. James Starr (1931–2008), American politician Irving Starr (1905–1982), American film producer Isaac Starr (1895–1989), American physician Jack Starr, several people Jack Starr (Texas guitarist) , American musician Jack Starr , American metal and blues guitarist and songwriter James Starr, several people James Harper Starr (1809–1890), Surgeon General and Secretary of
1127-1423: The Chicago Bulls Ken Starr (1946–2022), American judge Kenn Starr , American rapper Kenny Starr (born 1952), American country singer Kenneth I. Starr (born 1943/1944), American former certified public accountant and disbarred attorney Kevin Starr (1940–2017), historian and author, State Librarian of California Kimberley Starr (born 1970), Australian author Kinnie Starr (born 1970), Canadian singer-songwriter Lee Anna Starr (1853–1937), American clergywoman, writer, suffragist Leonard Starr (1925–2015), American cartoonist Lucille Starr (1938–2020), Canadian singer, songwriter, and yodeler Lucky Starr (singer) (born 1940), Australian singer Manya Starr (1921-2000), American writer Mark Starr (1962–2013), English professional wrestler Mark Starr (labor educationalist) (1894–1985), British American historian and pedagogue Martin Starr (born 1982), American television and film actor Maurice Starr (born 1953), American musician, songwriter, and record producer Michael/Mike Starr, several people Michael Starr (politician) (1910–2000), Canadian politician Michael Starr (singer) (born 1965), American singer, songwriter and musician Mike Starr (actor) (born 1950), American actor Mike Starr (musician) (1966–2011), American bassist in
1176-553: The Jones case about their sexual relationship; (ii) the President suggested to Ms. Lewinsky that she prepare an affidavit that, for the President's purposes, would memorialize her testimony under oath and could be used to prevent questioning of both of them about their relationship; (iii) Ms. Lewinsky signed and filed the false affidavit; (iv) the President used Ms. Lewinsky's false affidavit at his deposition in an attempt to head off questions about Ms. Lewinsky; and (v) when that failed,
1225-417: The Jones case. 9. The President improperly tampered with a potential witness by attempting to corruptly influence the testimony of his personal secretary, Betty Currie, in the days after his civil deposition. 10. President Clinton endeavored to obstruct justice during the grand jury investigation by refusing to testify for seven months and lying to senior White House aides with knowledge that they would relay
1274-490: The Paula Jones lawsuit. Clinton, however, was never asked this when he testified during the Jones case. Starr also accused Clinton of witness tampering by influencing Currie to testify in favor of him. Currie, however, was not called as a witness when stated what she saw had happened during the relationship between Clinton and Lewinsky and it was demonstrated that Lewinsky was a friend of Currie's who had exchanged some of
1323-505: The President lied under oath at his civil deposition about the relationship with Ms. Lewinsky. 7. President Clinton endeavored to obstruct justice by helping Ms. Lewinsky obtain a job in New York at a time when she would have been a witness harmful to him were she to tell the truth in the Jones case. 8. President Clinton lied under oath in his civil deposition about his discussions with Vernon Jordan concerning Ms. Lewinsky's involvement in
1372-533: The President's false statements to the grand jury – and did thereby deceive, obstruct, and impede the grand jury. 11. President Clinton abused his constitutional authority by (i) lying to the public and the Congress in January 1998 about his relationship with Ms. Lewinsky; (ii) promising at that time to cooperate fully with the grand jury investigation; (iii) later refusing six invitations to testify voluntarily to
1421-978: The Treasury of the Republic of Texas James Starr (philatelist) (1870–1948), American philatelist Jason Starr (born 1966), American author and screenplay writer Joeystarr (born 1967), French rapper of Martinican origin John Starr, several people John Howard Starr (1898–1989), American hockey coach John Renshaw Starr (1908–1996), British artist and soldier in World War II John Robert Starr (1927–2000), American journalist and newspaper columnist Katarzyna Starr (born 1982), Polish and English chess master Kay Starr , stage name of Katherine Starks (1922–2016), American jazz and popular music singer Keith Starr (born 1954), American professional basketball player for
1470-530: The appeals took place. The report was also misleading when it reflected the Supreme Court's ruling that the President could not use the Secret Service to assist in whatever they wanted help with. Supreme Court Chief Justice William Rehnquist, who wrote the majority opinion, had also stated that any case with merit, the prospect of an appeal would be granted. When Clinton pursued the appeal before
1519-1735: The band Alice in Chains Mortimer P. Starr (1917–1989), American microbiologist Nava Starr (born 1949), Canadian female chess player Natasha Starr [ pl ] , Polish model Natalia Starr [ pl ] , Polish model Oliver Starr (1883–1961), American judge Patti Starr (born 1943), Canadian businesswoman Paul Starr (born 1949), professor of sociology and public affairs Pearl Starr (1868–1925), American prostitute, bordello owner and businesswoman Phil Starr (1932–2005), cabaret comedian and singer in England Rachel Starr , American pornographic actress Richard Starr , several people Ringo Starr (born 1940), English musician, drummer for The Beatles Ron Starr (1951–2017), American professional wrestler Ruby Starr (1949–1995), American singer Ryan Starr (born 1982), American Idol contestant Sable Starr (1957–2009), American rock and roll groupie Sally Starr , several people Samuel H. Starr (1810–1891), American cavalry commander Stephen Starr , Philadelphia restaurateur Steven Starr (born 1957), American filmmaker and media activist Stevie Starr (born 1962), Scottish performance artist Susan Starr , American pianist Tom Starr (c. 1813–1890), American outlaw Terrell Starr (1925–2009), American politician Tyler Starr (born 1991), American football linebacker Walter A. Starr, Jr. (1903–1933), American lawyer and mountain climber William Starr , several people Fictional characters [ edit ] Brenda Starr, heroine of
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1568-518: The document at least once. "It's probably the single highest number of people who have ever used the computer to access a single document," David Webber of the Frank Luntz polling company told CNN. The long-awaited report cited 11 possible grounds for impeachment in four categories: perjury , obstruction of justice , witness tampering and abuse of power . These allegations all arose from President Clinton's affair with Monica Lewinsky. In
1617-553: The gifts Clinton gave Lewinsky during a visit. While Starr did acknowledge that Currie did visit Lewinsky's apartment and exchanged the gifts with her, he also claimed that the fact that Currie drove to Lewinsky's apartment proved Lewinsky's testimony that Clinton concealed the gifts was correct and Currie's and Clinton's were both false. This claim about was denounced as without any basis or logic. Starr also claimed that Clinton simultaneously delayed testimony for seven months and lied to potential grand jury witnesses by publicly denying
1666-531: The gifts Clinton gave to Lewinsky before the grand jury. Clinton also denied ever seeing such an intimate note and the Secret Service WAVES records showed Lewinsky did not visit the White House on any given date in 1998. Starr also presented nothing credible to back his claim that Clinton obstructed justice by asking Lewinsky to file an affidavit denying there was ever a relationship between
1715-576: The grand jury; (iv) invoking Executive Privilege; (v) lying to the grand jury in August 1998; and (vi) lying again to the public and Congress on August 17, 1998 – all as part of an effort to hinder, impede, and deflect possible inquiry by the Congress of the United States. At the time it was released, the report was criticized for making accusations about exactly what Clinton did. The report claimed "the details are crucial to an informed evaluation of
1764-619: The impeachment of President Bill Clinton in the Lewinsky scandal Star (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Starr . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Starr&oldid=1086463234 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
1813-586: The president committed perjury in his January deposition, or otherwise obstructed justice, in the Jones case. A much-quoted statement from the deposition shows Clinton questioning the precise use of the word "is", saying, "It depends on what the meaning of the word 'is' is. If the—if he—if 'is' means is and never has been, that is not—that is one thing. If it means there is none, that was a completely true statement". Clinton contended that his January statement that "there's nothing going on between us" had been truthful because he had no ongoing relationship with Lewinsky at
1862-448: The relationship with Lewinsky ever occurred; using executive privilege to both pursue an appeal against the case without Starr's knowledge; using executive privilege to cover up the relationship; delaying his grand jury testimony until August, and by getting the Secret Service to agree to assist in covering up the relationship in an acquiescing matter. However, a letter was discovered that showed Clinton's legal team had informed Starr before
1911-454: The relationship, and thus committed a criminal felony by refusing to testify. When Clinton made his claim about his relationship with Lewinsky to the public, however, he was not under oath and thus it legally was not a felony. There was also no evidence that Clinton committed witness tampering by privately denying the relationship to these witnesses and asking them to testify in his favor. Starr also argued that Clinton abused power by: denying
1960-499: The report's immediate release via the internet, while Democrats appealed for delay in order to allow the White House time to prepare a response. After two days of debate, on September 11, the House voted 363–63 to release the report to the public. When the report, a 453-page document summarizing the evidence against the president, was uploaded to the internet, it became a sensation, with 20 million people (12% of adult Americans) accessing
2009-444: The report's introduction, Starr asserted that Clinton had lied under oath during a sworn deposition on January 17, 1998, while he was a "defendant in a sexual harassment lawsuit" and "to a grand jury." He additionally alleged that Clinton had "attempted to influence the testimony of a grand jury witness who had direct knowledge of facts that would reveal the falsity of his deposition testimony; attempted to obstruct justice by facilitating
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2058-436: The sexual relationship, President Clinton also lied under oath about being alone with Ms. Lewinsky and about the many gifts exchanged between Ms. Lewinsky and him. 4. President Clinton lied under oath in his civil deposition about his discussions with Ms. Lewinsky concerning her involvement in the Jones case. 5. During the Jones case, the President obstructed justice and had an understanding with Ms. Lewinsky to jointly conceal
2107-535: The testimony, the credibility of witnesses, and the reliability of other evidence. Many of the details reveal highly personal information; many are sexually explicit. This is unfortunate, but it is essential." Because Starr's office allegedly leaked portions to press about sexual details that were mentioned in his report, he was criticized for using the scandal as a political maneuver and was charged for violating legal ethics by presenting information irrelevant to an investigation as evidence of legal wrongdoing. Also, it
2156-605: The time he was questioned. He also stated that oral sex was not, in his opinion, "sexual relations" within the meaning of that term as adopted in the Jones case (i.e. vaginal intercourse ). The Office of the Independent Counsel concluded its four-year-long investigation of the president soon after Clinton's grand jury testimony, and on September 9, 1998, delivered its report to the House Judiciary Committee . Republican House leaders argued for
2205-404: The truth about their relationship by concealing gifts subpoenaed by Ms. Jones's attorneys. 6. During the Jones case, the President obstructed justice and had an understanding with Ms. Lewinsky to jointly conceal the truth of their relationship from the judicial process by a scheme that included the following means: (i) Both the President and Ms. Lewinsky understood that they would lie under oath in
2254-454: The two or that both Lewinsky and Clinton denied what had truly happened during the relationship under oath. The report also alleged Clinton's job offer to Lewinsky was an attempt to keep her from admitting the relationship to the public and thus obstruct justice, but had nothing relevant to back this claim either. Starr also accused Clinton of denying under oath that he ever had a conversation with Vernon Jordan about Lewinsky's involvement in
2303-425: Was left in a book he claimed Lewinsky gave him when she visited the White House on January 4, 1998. Lewinsky's testimony that Clinton concealed gifts was contradicted by both Clinton's testimony and that of his personal secretary Betty Currie , who each said that it was Lewinsky who asked him for some gifts and that he tended to give a number of his staff gifts as an act of courtesy. Betty Currie also produced some of
2352-643: Was never asserted about Lewinsky's relationship with Clinton). The report was also criticized for exaggerating what the legal definition of perjury is, accusing Clinton of committing perjury after only one witness claimed he did so and saying that Clinton lied when he said he did not have sexual relations with Lewinsky in terms described by Paula Jones' attorneys. Two of the three parts of the definition of "sexual relations" described by Jones' attorneys during her lawsuit had been ruled out by presiding Judge Susan Webber Wright as "too broad" and legally unacceptable. The report alleged that Clinton considered oral sex to be
2401-594: Was wrong to have called for impeachment against Clinton for abuse of executive privilege and efforts to obstruct Congress and also stated that the House Judiciary Committee was right in 1998 to have rejected one of the planks for impeachment he had advocated for. He also invoked a 1999 Hofstra Law Review article by Yale law professor Akhil Amar , who argued that the Clinton impeachment proved just how impeachment and removal causes "grave disruption" to
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