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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsCould Congress do this?
Could they declare a firewall around Mueller in that he would no longer be answerable to the DOJ?
That he cannot be fired.
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Could Congress do this? (Original Post)
SHRED
Jun 2017
OP
I think that can only happen if they renew (pass another) Independent Prosecutor law
NightWatcher
Jun 2017
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NightWatcher
(39,343 posts)1. I think that can only happen if they renew (pass another) Independent Prosecutor law
The last one expired and now the only Special Counsel is under the DOJ and ultimately the Executive Branch.
SHRED
(28,136 posts)2. So FUBAR
Do you know the history on why it lapsed?
How did that happen?
NightWatcher
(39,343 posts)3. It expired in 1999 (per Wikipedia)
Girard442
(6,084 posts)4. Congress could re-instate the Independent Prosecutor.
It would require a veto-proof majority in both the House and the Senate. You might argue that if they have the stones to do that, why not just impeach and convict and be done with it?