THE STARR REPORT. Preface by Phil Kuntz THE INDEPENDENT COUNSEL'S COMPLETE REPORT TO CONGRESS ON THE INVESTIGATION OF PRESIDENT CLINTON

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1 THE STARR REPORT THE INDEPENDENT COUNSEL'S COMPLETE REPORT TO CONGRESS ON THE INVESTIGATION OF PRESIDENT CLINTON Preface by Phil Kuntz POCKET BOOKS New York London Toronto Sydney Toyko Singapore

2 V CONTENTS Preface by Phil Kuntz xi THE STARR REPORT KEY DATES 3 TABLE OF NAMES 7 INTRODUCTION 21 NARRATIVE I. Nature of President Clinton's Relationship with Monica Lewinsky 45 II. 1995: Initial Sexual Encounters 69 HI. January-March 1996: Continued Sexual Encounters 79 IV. April 1996: Ms. Lewinsky's Transfer to the Pentagon. 89 V. April-December 1996: No Private Meetings.101

3 VI. Early 1997: Resumption of Sexual Encounters 107 VII. May 1997: Termination of Sexual Relationship 119 Vm. June-Octooer 1997: Continuing Meetings and Calls.123 DC. October-November 1997: United Nations Job Offer..,141 X. November 1997: Growing Frustration XI. December 5-18, 1997: The Witness List and Job Search 159 XII. December 19, 1997-January 4, 1998: The Subpoena 171 Xm. January 5-16, 1998: The Affidavit ' XIV. January 17, 1998-Present: The Deposition and Afterward 201 ACTS THAT MAY CONSTITUTE GROUNDSFORANIMPEACHMENT I. There is substantial and credible lied under oath as a defendant in Jones v. Clinton regarding his sexual relationship with Monica Lewinsky ;

4 n. There is substantial and credible lied under oath to the grand jury about his sexual relationship with Monica Lewinsky,. 319 IU. There is substantial and credible lied under oath during his civil deposition when he stated that he could not recall being alone with Monica Lewinsky and when he minimized the number of gifts they had exchanged. 327 IV. There is substantial and credible information that the President lied under oath during his civil deposition concerning conversations he had with Monica Lewinsky about her involvement in the Jones case V. There is substantial and credible endeavored to obstruct justice by engaging in a pattern of activity to conceal evidence regarding his relationship with Monica Lewinsky from the judicial process in the Jones case 346 VI. There is substantial and credible information that (i) President Clinton and Ms. Lewinsky had an understanding that they would lie under oath in the Jones case about their relationship; and (ii) President Clinton endeavored to obstruct justice by suggesting that Ms. Lewinsky file an affidavit so that she would not be deposed, she would not vii

5 contradict his testimony, and he could attempt to avoid questions about Ms. Lewinsky at his deposition VII. There is substantial and credible endeavored to obstruct justice by helping Ms. Lewinsky obtain a job in New York at a time when she would have been an adverse witness against him were she to tell the truth during the Jones case Vm. There is substantial and credible information that the President lied under oath in describing his conversations with Vernon Jordan about Ms. Lewinsky LX. There is substantial and credible endeavored to obstruct justice by attempting to influence the testimony of Betty Currie X. There is substantial and credible endeavored to obstruct justice during the federal grand jury investigation. While refusing to testify for seven months, he simultaneously lied to potential grand jury witnesses knowing that they would relay the falsehoods to the grand jury viii

6 XI. There is substantial and credible 's actions since January 17, 1998, regarding his relationship with Monica Lewinsky have been inconsistent with the President's constitutional duty to faithfully execute the laws.. -r 402 CONCLUSION 442 PRELIMINARY MEMORANDUM CONCERNING REFERRAL OF OFFICE OF INDEPENDENT COUNSEL 443 ix