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32. Because the Trump administration has a "conflict of interest" in investigating Biden's son...

Thu Dec 10, 2020, 07:05 PM

Dec 2020

which is grounds for appointing a "special counsel"...

28 CFR § 600.1 - Grounds for appointing a Special Counsel.

§ 600.1 Grounds for appointing a Special Counsel.

The Attorney General, or in cases in which the Attorney General is recused, the Acting Attorney General, will appoint a Special Counsel when he or she determines that criminal investigation of a person or matter is warranted and -

(a) That investigation or prosecution of that person or matter by a United States Attorney's Office or litigating Division of the Department of Justice would present a conflict of interest for the Department or other extraordinary circumstances; and

(b) That under the circumstances, it would be in the public interest to appoint an outside Special Counsel to assume responsibility for the matter.

https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/28/600.1

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Cotton calls for special counsel to investigate Hunter Biden [View all] sabra Dec 2020 OP

Cotton is a despicable human being. Lonestarblue Dec 2020 #1

Last person I would ever want to be president. Blood thirsty SOB. IADEMO2004 Dec 2020 #10

Dems should sign on if we can also investigate Ivanka, Don and Eric. LonePirate Dec 2020 #2

yes, I agree. but for some reason the dems won't IcyPeas Dec 2020 #18

And Trump Org . is LEGIT, Tom? ProudMNDemocrat Dec 2020 #3

It indicates to me that DeminPennswoods Dec 2020 #4

Right after investigating Trump's kids. muntrv Dec 2020 #5

Hunter is a private citizen. Why would a special counsul be involved? Voltaire2 Dec 2020 #6

My thought exactly. NT MANative Dec 2020 #7

You don't think this falls under either "conflict of interest" or "extraordinary circumstances"? PoliticAverse Dec 2020 #12

Came to make the same comment. BadgerMom Dec 2020 #37

When I voted I wanted to pick out the Cotton but no Democrat ran against him. rickyhall Dec 2020 #8

There was a Democratic candidate but he "pulled out" too late for the party to replace him. TomSlick Dec 2020 #9

Interesting... rickyhall Dec 2020 #11

I don't know that it much mattered. TomSlick Dec 2020 #36

Ridiculous!!! Beacool Dec 2020 #13

No he Rebl2 Dec 2020 #24

These 2024 wannabes using Government resources to raise their profile pfitz59 Dec 2020 #14

They lost so they should just "get over it". BumRushDaShow Dec 2020 #15

I'm calling for a special investigation into... mwooldri Dec 2020 #16

And this, among THOUSANDS of other things, is why there should be NO "reaching across the aisle"! Behind the Aegis Dec 2020 #17

Cotton presents his own conflict of interest bucolic_frolic Dec 2020 #19

Cotton is trying to strengthen his authoritarian credentials for 2024. Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 2020 #20

Yep musclecar6 Dec 2020 #21

My god, how much pasta is stillcool Dec 2020 #22

Just as soon as one is appointed to investigate the GOP's sinkingfeeling Dec 2020 #23

We can save some time and money by investigating Jared and Ivanka Retrograde Dec 2020 #25

Why would there be a special counsel to investigate a private citizen who has never run for office? George II Dec 2020 #26

Exactly George. It is an abuse of power still_one Dec 2020 #31

Because the Trump administration has a "conflict of interest" in investigating Biden's son... PoliticAverse Dec 2020 #32

Fuck you Cotton...Trump's spawn made huge bucks...and we will not go back to letting you decided Demsrule86 Dec 2020 #27

OFFS... sakabatou Dec 2020 #28

Giraffe-necked right wing repug bircher says what? Mc Mike Dec 2020 #29

I call for Cotton to drop dead. I really hope we win the Georgia runoffs, and we can tell these POS still_one Dec 2020 #30

This horse has been beaten, shot, steamolled, beaten again, set on fire, and thrown off a bridge. Initech Dec 2020 #33

Go along with it manicdem Dec 2020 #34

I said they were going to pull a Benghazi in another post earlier like they did on Hillary to try cstanleytech Dec 2020 #35

Ilsa calls for Tom Cotton to be investigated. Ilsa Dec 2020 #38