Ken Starr, former Baylor president and Clinton investigator, dies at 76

Kenneth Starr, who headed the investigation that led to the 1998 impeachment of former president Bill Clinton, has died.

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A former judge and US solicitor general, Starr died at the age of 76 due to complications from surgery.

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As the independent counsel investigating former president Clinton, Starr emerged as a household name in the US.

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Recently, he served on the team defending former President Donald Trump from impeachment in 2020.

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Time magazine named Starr and Clinton its 'Men of the Year' in 1998.

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He was named a judge at the age of 37 by former president Ronald Reagan. He went on to serve as solicitor general from 1989 to 1993.

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In 1994, he was appointed to investigate Whitewater, a scandal-plagued 1980s land venture that involved Bill and Hillary Clinton.

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At the time of his death, Starr had a net worth of $3 million.

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