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special prosecutor: see independent counsel independent counsel, in U.S. law, a judicially appointed investigator of charges of misdeeds by high government officials. Originally termed "special prosecutor," the position was first created by the 1978 Ethics in Government Act. ..... Click the link for more information. . independent counselformerly special prosecutorOfficial appointed by the court at the request of the U.S. attorney general to investigate and prosecute criminal violations by high government officials, members of Congress, or directors of a presidential election campaign after an investigation by the attorney general finds evidence that a crime may have been committed. The counsel is intended to ensure an impartial investigation in situations in which the attorney general would face a conflict of interest. The law establishing the office was passed after the firing of Archibald Cox by Pres. Richard Nixon during the Watergate scandal. Independent counsels played a prominent role in the Iran-Contra Affair in the 1980s. In 1999, in the wake of controversy over perceived abuses of the office during the Whitewater investigation of Pres. Bill Clinton, Congress declined to renew the independent counsel law. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Former special prosecutor Kenneth Start, trial lawyer Rick Richmond and veteran patent attorney Eric Hagen are representing the Juneau School Board and Deborah Morse, former principal of Juneau-Douglas High School. Both these matters are being properly investigated by a special prosecutor. I agree with Human Rights Watch in calling for the appointment of a special prosecutor to investigate Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and former head of the Central Intelligence Agency George Tenet for the human rights abuses at Abu Ghraib prison. |
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