Starr’s own behavior remains a mystery. He is a friend of mine, I like and admire him, and I believe that however mistaken he was, he acted in good faith. He is a person of great integrity, and he has had a distinguished career. I cannot believe that he acted for narrowly partisan reasons. My speculation is that his intense, multiyear focus on President Clinton and on his misconduct ended up distorting his judgment (badly). There is a lesson there for prosecutors and investigators of all kinds.
