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Understanding Special Counsel Mueller’s Authorization

Deputy Attorney General Rosenstein’s appointment of Special Counsel Robert Mueller last week was a blockbuster development in the investigation of the administration. A copy of the DAG’s Order is here. Independent and Special Counsels A Special Counsel is different from Independent Counsels who investigated high-profile matters in the past. In the Watergate investigation, the Justice Department appointed Special Prosecutor Archibald Cox who was eventually dismissed...