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kentuck

(111,052 posts)
Tue Oct 19, 2021, 12:19 PM Oct 2021

Once a criminal referral is received from the Congress, can the DOJ appoint a Special Counsel?

Would that be politically advantageous for the Democrats.

After all, per John Durham example, the Special Counsel investigation would continue even if the Republicans were to win the House in 2022.

Why wouldn't the AG appoint a Special Counsel in this case?

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