Bill Clinton's Archenemy Ken Starr Waged 'Scorched-Earth' Campaign For Jeffrey Epstein By Pressuring Federal Prosecutors To Drop Sex-Trafficking Case, Book Claims
July 14 2021, Published 12:29 p.m. ET
The man who made Bill Clinton's life a living hell over his affair with Monica Lewinsky also attempted to get Jeffrey Epstein's sex-trafficking case thrown out, claims a brand-new book.
Ken Starr, the lawyer who hounded the 42nd president, allegedly waged a “scorched-earth” campaign and applied pressure to prosecutors in an attempt to get Epstein's case -- involving several acts of sexual abuse against young girls -- dropped.
Miami Herald reporter Julie K Brown makes the allegations in her mind-blowing book, In Perversion of Justice.
The Guardian obtained a copy, which reveals alleged leaked emails and letters exchanged between Starr and Epstein’s then criminal defense lawyer Jay Lefkowitz.
The written communication allegedly shows the powerful attorneys were “campaigning to pressure the Justice Department to drop the case" and securing a deal to get Epstein effective immunity from federal prosecution.
According to the book's author, Starr allegedly wrote a lengthy letter to Mark Filip, who had just nabbed the job of deputy US attorney general. Filip and Starr were former colleagues at the law firm Kirkland & Ellis.
In the letter, Brown claims Starr accused prosecutors of misco