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Implementation Of The U.S. Department Of Justice’S Special Counsel Regulations: Hearing Before The Subcomm. On Commercial And Administrative Law Of The H. Comm. On The Judiciary, 110th Cong., Feb. 26, 2008 (Statement Of Professor Neal Kumar Katyal, Geo. U. L. Center), Neal K. Katyal
Testimony Before Congress
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Of Prosecutors And Special Prosecutors: An Organizational Perspective, H. Geoffrey Moulton Jr., Daniel Richman
Of Prosecutors And Special Prosecutors: An Organizational Perspective, H. Geoffrey Moulton Jr., Daniel Richman
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The Independent Counsel (IC) statute, designed to restore public trust in the impartial administration of criminal justice after Watergate, ultimately fueled rather than quieted the perception that partisan politics drives the investigation of high-ranking government officials. Congress, in an inspiring display of bipartisanship, bid it a muted farewell. The statute's fate was sealed by the enormous controversy surrounding the investigation conducted by Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr.
Although Start did not bring criminal charges against President Clinton, his office went pretty far in that direction, committing considerable enforcement resources to that end, bringing criminal charges against people believed to have information …