"But the difference is, perjury was never the main focus of this investigation but in the Lewinsky matter it was."
There's a lot to critcize here but this ain't it. The investigation into Clinton started as Whitewater. Lewinsky was VERY far afield from the original reason.
"The investigation into Clinton started as Whitewater. Lewinsky was VERY far afield from the original reason."
But you forget Ken Starr didn't get there on his own. Janet Reno sent him to investigate lying under oath and suborning perjury in the Jones matter. Starr couldn't have done any of that on his own. He needed Justice Department authorization which by the way he never sought on his own, but was dropped in his lap by the Reno Justice Department when the story of Clinton conspiring to commit perjury first broke in the Washington Post. Starr wasn't on a fishing expedition. He was sent after this one by the Justice Department and perjury was the main focus of it.