The Briefing Room
General Category => Editorial/Opinion/Blogs => Topic started by: rangerrebew on May 19, 2017, 08:24:10 am
-
May 18, 2017
'Special counsel' or 'special prosecutor': What's the difference?
By Rick Moran
Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein has named former FBI director Robert Mueller to the position of "special counsel" to investigate the Trump administration's ties to Russia.
Many media outlets are describing Mueller as a "special prosecutor." In fact, the term "special counsel" has replaced the terms "special prosecutor" and "independent counsel" to describe an investigation undertaken by the Department of Justice where there is a potential conflict of interest with the executive branch or where there are "extraordinary circumstances" that warrant an independent investigation.
Read more: http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2017/05/special_counsel_or_special_prosecutor_whats_the_difference.html#ixzz4hVkZRPam
Follow us: @AmericanThinker on Twitter | AmericanThinker on Facebook