Former President Bill Clinton broke his silence on the news of former prosecutor Ken Starr’s death Sunday.
Starr died nearly a week ago of a long-time illness at the age of 76. He was most well-known as the independent counsel investigating the Whitewater real estate controversy and the Lewinsky affair, which led to Clinton’s impeachment.
“[Starr] never filed a charge on Whitewater, but put your presidency—your second term—upside down,” CNN’s Fareed Zakaria asked Clinton in a televised interview. “Do you have any thoughts? Any reflection?”
EX-CLINTON INVESTIGATOR KEN STARR DIES AT 76
“Well, I read the obituary, and I realized that his family loved him, and I think that’s something to be grateful for, and when your life is over, that’s all there is to say,” Clinton said. “But I was taught not to talk about the people that — I have nothing to say.”
Former White House intern Monica Lewinsky, the other person involved in the Whitewater investigation over the affair she had with the then president shared a similar sentiment on the day Starr died.
as i’m sure many can understand, my thoughts about ken starr bring up complicated feelings… but of more importance, is that i imagine it’s a painful loss for those who love him.
— Monica Lewinsky (she/her) (@MonicaLewinsky) September 13, 2022
“As I’m sure many can understand, my thoughts about Ken Starr bring up complicated feelings,” Lewinsky wrote on Twitter, “but of more importance, is that i imagine it’s a painful loss for those who love him.”
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Starr is survived by his wife, Alice, three children, and grandchildren.
