Starr Says Whitewater Probe Will Continue

Whitewater prosecutor Kenneth Starr said Tuesday the criminal investigation of President and Hillary Clinton “is going to go on for some time.” The three-year probe will likely proceed under yet another independent counsel.

“We’ve made very substantial progress and we’re very much in the investigative and evaluative stage,” Starr said, apparently seeking to dampen speculation that his impending departure ruled out the possibility of action against the Clintons.

In an interview the day after the surprise announcement of his departure this summer to take over the Pepperdine University law school, Starr noted that some potential witnesses have not yet come forward.

“The sooner we get the truth, I think the better for everyone,” he said in an interview in Little Rock, Ark.