Political Quotes

“Dueling for the lead on the front page of every newspaper in this country over the past month have been two stories: Whether the United States will send American soldiers into battle with Iraq, whether people will die in Iraq on both sides, or whether the President of the United States had an affair months ago with a former White House intern. Fueled by what have been titillating leaks and innuendo, the story of the alleged affair and Special Prosecutor Kenneth Starr's investigation has, more often than not, stolen the lead. I have spoken before about the high volume of information that apparently originates from prosecutor Starr's office. The press has cited as sources 'several Federal investigators,' 'one official involved in the discussions,' or 'sources close to independent counsel Kenneth Starr,' and 'government officials.' Whether or not the material concerns matters before the grand jury may be relevant to whether a criminal violation occurred, but the distinction is of no relevance as a matter of prosecutorial ethics. It is prosecutorial ethics that I am concerned about.”