Clinton to face Starr chamber

WASHINGTON, Jan 28: The White House was dealt a setback as independent prosecutor Kenneth Starr was to be given a deposition that President Bill Clinton made in a sexual harassment case, according to CBS News. Judge Susan Webber Wright ruled that Kenneth Starr, who is investigating a variety of White House scandals, could have access to the January 18 deposition made for lawyers for Paula Jones, CBS News reported.

Originally named to probe a 1970s real estate deal, Starr has recently turned his attention to possible obstruction of justice or perjury by Clinton that stems from an affair that he allegedly had with a White House intern, Monica Lewinsky.

According to recent media reports, Clinton admitted in the deposition to having had an affair with Gennifer Flowers — something he had denied earlier. But the President reportedly denied having had sex with Lewinsky in his sworn deposition. In her deposition in the case on January 7, Lewinsky also denied having a sexual relationship with the President, butthe White House reportedly fears she could recant that statement in return for immunity from prosecution.

A trial date has been set for May 27. Flowers claimed in 1992 to be then Presidential candidate Bill Clinton’s lover, which Clinton denied in a television interview.