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[BullNBear52]

Dipshit congress approved special counsel???

Yes dipshit they did. In fact they made it a law.

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

[newmedman]

Dontcha rmember?

Role of the legislative and judicial branches[edit]
Since the expiration of the independent counsel provisions in the Ethics in Government Act in 1999, as was the case before 1978, neither Congress nor the courts have any official role in the appointment of a special counsel; however Congress can use other powers to pressure an administration into appointing a special counsel. This happened, for example, in the appointment of Watergate special prosecutor Archibald Cox; senators secured a promise from Attorney General nominee Richardson to appoint a Watergate special prosecutor as a condition of his confirmation. Congress also has independent authority to investigate the president and their close associates through Congressional hearings as part of its government oversight role.[12]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_prosecutor

Even the Turtle called for investigations.

[fuagf]

Tearex, no link required there. If there was for every post like that one you
trolls would be in real trouble. Next time google it yourself if you're not sure.