Reply #33: I agree that a Special Prosecutor would've been a good idea during the Bush administration

[Jim Lane]

Now, though, if there's some DoJ holdover official who might have been complicit, it would be easy enough to route a chain of command around him or her. The person in charge of an investigation could be reporting directly to Holder, who had no role in the Bush regime.

The real problem is the political one of getting some sort of investigation going. I'm inclined to think it could be done more readily if handled as a comparatively routine matter. After all, enforcement of the laws should be a routine matter for the Department of Justice.