John Conyers: “by my count, Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr is now the subject of four separate investigations into whether he and…”

“by my count, Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr is now the subject of four separate investigations into whether he and his staff improperly leaked confidential information to the media. The first is being conducted by Chief Judge Norma Holloway Johnson of the federal court in the District of Columbia. The second involves Attorney General Janet Reno's referral of the issue to the Justice Department's Office of Professional Responsibility. The third is being conducted by Mr. Starr himself in response to complaints lodged by the President's lawyers. And the fourth, as reported in the media today, is in the hands of the District of Columbia Bar Counsel. Back in early February, the President's lawyer, Mr. Kendall, wrote the Independent Counsel that the 'leaking by your office has reached an intolerable point.' In response to that letter, the Independent Counsel struck an indignant tone. He called the letter from the President's lawyer 'strange and inappropriate,' and accused Mr. Kendall of elevating 'mere suspicion to specific accusation without any facts other than the press's often-misleading attributions of sources.'”