WASHINGTON — Brett M. Kavanaugh, President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, urged prosecutors investigating President Bill Clinton to question him in graphic detail about his sexual relationship with Monica Lewinsky, a White House intern, according to a memorandum released on Monday by the National Archives. Mr. Kavanaugh spent more than three years working for Ken Starr, the independent counsel who investigated a series of scandals during Mr. Clinton’s presidency, and he worked on the report that led the House of Representatives to impeach Mr. Clinton. Mr. Kavanaugh prepared the memo as other members of Mr. Starr’s team were preparing to question Mr. Clinton. The substance of the memo has long been available, and former members of Mr. Starr’s team have said that Mr. Kavanaugh, who is now a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, immediately regretted its tone. The memo confirms that Mr. Kavanaugh took a hard line that seemed driven by disgust with Mr. Clinton’s behavior and the animosity that had developed between the White House and Mr. Starr’s team.

Source: New York Times August 20, 2018 16:52 UTC