A spokeswoman for Starr said she could not comment on what exactly was sent. Democrats have accused Starr of expanding his investigation to include Clinton's relationship with Lewinsky before he was granted authority to do so, discouraging Lewinsky from contacting her lawyer during initial contacts with prosecutors and violating grand jury secrecy rules by leaking information to the news media. Starr was given leeway Wednesday to reach far beyond the Monica Lewinsky matter in making his case at the current impeachment hearings. So far, the committee plans to question Daniel Gecker, the lawyer for Clinton accuser Willey, and Nathan Landow, a Maryland Democrat who had contacts with Willey. She has accused the president of a sexual advance inside the White House.
Republicans also appear to be looking into fund-raising allegations against the president.
Hyde asked the Justice Department for a prosecutor's memo that provided a detailed argument for appointing an independent counsel to take over the criminal investigation of Democratic fund-raising abuses, a committee official told The Associated Press. The official, speaking only on condition of anonymity, said the Justice Department was weighing the request. Attorney General Janet Reno currently has three separate inquiries under way to determine whether an independent counsel should be named to take over the fund-raising investigation. Republican investigators have expressed a growing interest in former Democratic fund-raiser John Huang according to committee sources. For example, the committee is considering adding another round of questioning on Friday, one committee staff member said.