"He was a dedicated public figure": Kenneth Starr, the prosecutor in the Clinton investigation, died at the age of 76 Israel today

Kenneth Winston Starr, a retired US attorney who gained worldwide fame in the 1990s as the independent counsel who investigated President Bill Clinton during a series of political scandals, died tonight (Wednesday) at the age of 76.

According to a statement from his family, Starr died in a Houston hospital from complications from surgery.

"We are deeply saddened by the loss of our father and grandfather. We admired his amazing work ethic. We cherish the many wonderful memories we were able to make with him," Starr's son, Randall, said in a statement.

Starr, President Donald Trump's attorney, speaks during closing arguments in the Senate impeachment trial against Trump at the Capitol,

Starr, who was a member of former President Donald Trump's defense team during his first impeachment, also served as president of Baylor University from 2010 to 2016.

Baylor's president, Linda Livingston, said that "Starr was a dedicated public servant and a passionate supporter of religious freedom."

exposed political scandals

As mentioned, in 1994, a three-judge panel appointed Starr to lead an investigation into real estate investments made by the Clintons during the years when Bill Clinton was building his political career in Arkansas.

Starr holding a copy of his report while testifying on Capitol Hill (November 1998),

As an independent consultant, Starr was granted extensive investigative powers.

The scope of the investigation grew far beyond the original investigation into the Whitewater real estate deal—eventually encompassing Clinton's relationship with White House intern Monica Lewinsky. The Starr report, delivered to Congress in 1998, led to Clinton's impeachment.

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