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cynatnite

(31,011 posts) Tue May 9, 2017, 07:49 PM May 2017

If there is a special prosecutor, who appoints? Sessions? n/t

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If there is a special prosecutor, who appoints? Sessions? n/t (Original Post) cynatnite May 2017 OP

Deputy AG Rob Rosenstein. The Velveteen Ocelot May 2017 #1

yes the attorney general does. drray23 May 2017 #2

There are already two prosecutors Blue_Roses May 2017 #3

The Special Prosecutor act expired. Now it is all up to the AG grantcart May 2017 #4

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,683 posts)

1. Deputy AG Rob Rosenstein.

Reply to cynatnite (Original post)

Tue May 9, 2017, 07:50 PM

May 2017

drray23

(7,627 posts)

2. yes the attorney general does.

Reply to cynatnite (Original post)

Tue May 9, 2017, 07:51 PM

May 2017

Since he recused himself it may be the deputy ag which is rod rosenstein (who explicitely said that Comey should have recommended that she be charged over the emails controversy)

Blue_Roses

(12,894 posts)

3. There are already two prosecutors

Reply to cynatnite (Original post)

Tue May 9, 2017, 07:52 PM

May 2017

working on this.

Here:
https://www.c-span.org/video/?c4668319/comey-talking-two-sets-prosecutors-trump-russia-case

grantcart

(53,061 posts)

4. The Special Prosecutor act expired. Now it is all up to the AG

Reply to cynatnite (Original post)

Tue May 9, 2017, 07:54 PM

May 2017

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