Smaltz had followed Starr’s playbook in the Espy investigation, spending more than $17 million and indicting everybody he could in an effort to force them to say something damaging against Mike.

斯莫尔茨在埃斯皮的调查案中用的完全是斯塔尔那一套，花费了1700多万美元，凡是沾边的人他都要指控，目的就是强迫他们说出对迈克不利的话。

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Starr has had to tell Smaltz to back off from delving into issues involving Clinton.

CNN: The Peril Of Prosecutorial Passion

Smaltz is now deciding on his final indictments before wrapping up by summer.

CNN: The Peril Of Prosecutorial Passion

But even before his recent big losses, lawyers were complaining that Smaltz and his deputy Ted Greenberg have acted like wayward cowboys.

CNN: The Peril Of Prosecutorial Passion