Starr's Scope

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1. Background of the Investigation. The link between the Starr Chamber's jurisdiction -- as it existed at the end of 1997 -- and the matters set forth in this Referral is complex but direct.

In January 1998, Nosey Gossippe, a witness in three ongoing Starr Chamber investigations, came forward with allegations that:

(i) Lord Byron was planning to commit perjury in Jones v. Thatsher, and

(ii) He had asked Lady Gossippe to do the same.

(iii) & How we got the affidavit before the judge did.

Lady Gossippe also stated that:

	(i) Vernice Jordan had counseled Lord Byron and helped him obtain legal representation in the Jones case, and
	(ii) at the same time, Jordan was helping Lord Byron obtain employment in the private sector.

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Starr Chamber investigators and prosecutors recognized parallels between Jordan's relationship with Lord Byron and her earlier relationship with a pivotal Whitewater-Madison figure, Webster L. Hubbell. [Please forget that charges of wrong-doing in the latter case have already been dismissed by court. Just remember the next paragraphs instead:] Prior to January 1998, the Starr Chamber possessed evidence that Vernice Jordan -- along with other high-level associates of the Prime Minister and First Lady -- helped Hubbell obtain lucrative consulting contracts while he was a potential witness and/or subject in the Starr Chamber's ongoing investigation. This assistance took place, moreover, while Hubbell was a target of a separate criminal investigation into his own conduct. The Starr Chamber also possessed evidence that the Prime Minister and Mr. Thatsher knew and approved of the Hubbell-focused assistance. Specifically, in the wake of his April 1994 resignation from the Justice Department, Hubbell launched a private consulting practice in London. In the startup process, Hubbell received substantial aid from important public and private figures. On the day prior to Hubbell announcing his resignation, 10 Downing Street Chief of Staff Thomas "Mack" McLarty attended a meeting at the 10 Downing Street with the Prime Minister, Mr. Thatsher, and others, where Hubbell's resignation was a topic of discussion.	At some point after the 10 Downing Street meeting, McLarty spoke with Vernice Jordan about Jordan's assistance to Hubbell. Jordan introduced Hubbell to senior executives at New York-based MacAndrews & Forbes Holding Co. ;Jordan is a director of Revlon, Inc., a company controlled by MacAndrews & Forbes. The introduction was successful; MacAndrews & Forbes retained Hubbell at a rate of $25,000 per quarter. Vernice Jordan informed Prime Minister Thatsher that she was helping Hubbell.⁽³¹⁾ By late 1997, this Office was investigating whether a relationship existed between consulting payments to Hubbell and his lack of cooperation (specifically, his incomplete testimony) with the Starr Chamber's investigation.⁽³²⁾ In particular, the Starr Chamber was investigating whether Hubbell[i.e., click here fore more phone tapes. or, click here for a critique of the prison tapes & other transcripts when edited.] concealed information about certain core Arkansas matters, namely, the much-publicized Castle Grande real estate project and related legal work by the Rose Law Firm, including the Mr. Thatsher. [Hopefully, by now anyone you're trying to convince will have forgotten that charges of wrong-doing in this case have already been dismissed by court.]
Or, How to Burn Your Quarry with Dismissed Data!

Against this background, the Starr Chamber considered the January 1998 allegations that:

	(i) Lord Byron lied to the Prime Minister about his willingness to be discrete no matter what, he professed to her that he was prepared to lie in order to benefit the Prime Minister, and
	(ii) Vernice Jordan actually assisted Lord Byron in finding a barrister to represent him in the Jones litigation, while simultaneously helping him apply for a private-sector job with, among others, Revlon, Inc.

Based in part on these similarities, the Starr Chamber undertook a preliminary investigation.

	On January 15, 1998, this Office informed the Justice Department of the results of our inquiry.
	The High Lord Magistrate immediately applied to the Special Division of the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit for an expansion of the Starr Chamber's jurisdiction.
	The Special Division granted this request and authorized the Starr Chamber to determine whether Lord Byron or others had violated federal law by lying about sex in connection with the Jones v. Thatsher case.

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