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| John Huber, tapped to probe FBI, a special counsel in every way but name |
| 2018-04-01 |
| [Wash Times] Attorney General Jeff Sessions may have declined calls to appoint a second special counsel to probe the FBI’s behavior during the 2016 campaign, but the man he has picked to lead an internal Justice Department review is a special counsel in every way but name. John W. Huber, the U.S. attorney in Utah, can convene a grand jury, issue subpoenas, collect evidence and order witnesses to testify ‐ all the usual powers a federal prosecutor has ‐ as he delves into whether the FBI abused its powers when it sought permission then carried out wiretapping of a Trump campaign figure, or whether it trod too lightly in pursuing questions about Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. Mr. Sessions said the facts of the FBI situation don’t yet rise to the level of demanding a special counsel, but Mr. Huber is as close as can be. "He will have the full authority of a federal prosecutor," said Richard Painter, former chief ethics lawyer for President George W. Bush. "If he looks at this and finds someone in the DOJ lied to a government official, he would be able to convene a grand jury, compel testimony and even prosecute them." By appointing an active federal prosecutor ‐ in this case one first nominated by President Obama, and kept on by President Trump ‐ Mr. Sessions may also deflect criticism that the review is a partisan attempt to undermine the other special counsel, Robert Mueller, who is probing the Trump campaign’s interactions with Russia in 2016. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #7 Clapper ran out the clock on perjury before Congress. Is that what is going on here--running out the clock? I hope we are not just witnessing more theater. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2018-04-01 18:21 |
| #6 This is the guy that has been working in the shadows? The guy that Sessions said was already working on an investigation? Let's keep him in Utah. BTW, as a Mormon, he's probably squeaky clean so the smear machine won't find any mud on him. |
| Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom 2018-04-01 18:09 |
| #5 I don’t expect much. Ewe-tah got NSA’s mega data center. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2018-04-01 17:12 |
| #4 #1 A Utah Grand Jury, too, not DC Hopefully not ones like McMuffin and Romney. |
| Posted by: charger 2018-04-01 15:35 |
| #3 ..the IG should have already done all the leg work. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2018-04-01 15:21 |
| #2 Show me the criminal indictments within 90 days or rank me among the non-believers. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2018-04-01 15:09 |
| #1 A Utah Grand Jury, too, not DC |
| Posted by: Frank G 2018-04-01 15:04 |