Ken Starr

This is a second in a series examining the backgrounds of the legal team defending President Donald Trump in his impeachment trial. Kenneth Starr, a former federal judge, solicitor general, and special counsel who once nursed dreams of sitting on the U.S.

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Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott is to be honored by a far-right group whose leader has a history of comparing President Obama to Adolf Hitler and attacking gays and lesbians. Abbot is to receive an honor from two local affiliates of the U.S.