"The Special Counsel shall be selected from OUTSIDE the United States Government"
(www.law.cornell.edu)
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So i might not understand....where does that put Durham? He was a US Attorney when appointed?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Durham
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Now this may be an instance where it's just not properly recorded. Check out this article:
https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-politics-biden-cabinet-b48026fe9d00fe9b046ba8087bec1262
"Separately, U.S. Attorney John Durham, who was appointed in October by then-Attorney General William Barr as a special counsel to investigate the origins of the Trump-Russia probe, will remain in that capacity, the senior Justice Department official said, but is expected to resign from his other position as the U.S. attorney in Connecticut."
So maybe the idea is Weiss will have to retire shortly to complete the formal special counsel appointment process? There's a lot of ways to read this information. It could be anything from a bland formality to evidence of the end of the US Corporation.
I too would like an answer on that one. Was he retired?
James Durham retired Sep 22 2017:
https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdga/pr/acting-us-attorney-durham-resigns-interim-us-attorney-appointed
John Durham retired Feb 26 2021:
https://www.justice.gov/usao-ct/pr/us-attorney-durham-announces-departure-office
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"What if there's another prosecutor (outside of DC) assigned by SESSIONS w/ the same mandate/authority?" - Q
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I can't help thinking of this in the US Corporation vs US Republic context... Why would they fail to appoint Durham correctly? If he were part of the other US government? Am I nuts?
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