Starr’s View of Law Is ‘Scary,’ Judge Says

Independent counsel Kenneth W. Starr’s office has a “scary” view of the 5th Amendment right against self-incrimination, a federal judge said. U.S. District Judge James Robertson made the comment while hearing arguments on motions to dismiss an indictment of presidential friend Webster L. Hubbell. The judge sharply questioned prosecutors about their handling of the tax evasion indictment against Hubbell and three others but did not rule on the motions. When prosecutor Stephen Binhak conceded that the indictment was based on records Hubbell was compelled to produce under a grant of limited immunity, Robertson said: “That’s really scary.”