Posted on 06/13/2017 8:56:27 PM PDT by Pic7
See my thread here:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3560542/posts
from the regulations:
“the Special Counsel shall exercise, within the scope of his or her jurisdiction, the full power and independent authority to exercise all investigative and prosecutorial functions of any United States Attorney”
To the extent a US Attorney could do an informal immunity letter agreement on his own, then the Special Counsel can do that, and to the extent a US Attorney must get permission for immunity from Main Justice, then presumably the Special Counsel would be under the same regime (i.e., same as a US Attorney).
I wonder though whether DOJ procedures are to have Rosenstein give any immunity approvals since he is the one determined not to have a conflict of interest and is in charge of the Special Counsel.
This news report on the grant of immunity seems rather speculative, however.
“Are you saying AG Sessions is not doing his job? Taking this person’s/tweeter’s word before we get confirmation from DOJ?”
Not at all. I am just trying to get clarification on the law.
By the way I recall reading that Rosenstein actually worked under Mueller at the DOJ in the early 1990s.
Does this mean he will tell all going back to Hillary and BO?
Can this get any more complicated?
Crooked Comey
This is a Coup d etat. If this is true, this report of immunity for Comey, Trump should fire Mueller>>> i prefer co-counsel Jay sekelow first choice.
Total M-C collusion to overthrow the US zGovernment. RodsenKrantz likely deeply involved. This all needs to be shut down and those three investigated.
For US Attorneys to grant immunity they must get permission from a court.
Presumably then so too does a special counsel.
See post 20 above in this very thread. jjotto already beat you to it with the cite.
By the way, there are different types of immunity. See the Criminal Resource part of the manual for the use by US Attorneys of so-called informal immunity letter agreements.
WHO THE #### APPOINTED MUELLER?!?!?
Did they not know what he was about?
Fire him and I dont care about the screams of Watergate.
Trump did NOTHING WRONG.
I keep tweeting him but he’s not listening!! :)
Given the Comey -Mueller relationship, the DOJ or White House simply needs to dump enough evidence that makes Comey a potential target of the investigation to force Mueller to withdraw as independent council.
This also forces Mueller's hand with disclosures of any immunity deal.
There is no way Mueller can ethically perform as independent council if Comey is a potential target.
ping - over here - with a grain of salt
I’ve tweeted a lot of these folks and dems and msm telling them YOU DO NOT WANT Trump going down.
Because hell will come.
And THIS TIME it’s true because a lot of us LOVE TRUMP.
Haven’t love a president since I was 12. It’s about time.
That thought had crossed my mind recently. I can see the whiney beyotch doing that. Why else would he have had to meet with his Daddy before testifying. James Comey, always lookin' out for himself.
Disgusting
Kind of makes you want to laugh at the thought of somebody being charged with criminal obstruction of justice, although it wasn't their intent, and Hillary getting off scott-free because her intent to disclose classified info wasn't criminal. My, my, don't they twist the law to suit their needs.
Webb says immunity is also expected for McCabe.
With Sessions recused, we are screwed.
We are screwed unless the President suspends any immunity deals under consideration. He must do this now, immediately before Rosenstein signs off on it.
No, Mueller cannot do whatever he wants. He is not a prosecutor, only an investigator who turns in a report to the Atty General.
This is not the old special prosecutor law.
This special counsel can have his budget, scope, and direction specified for him. He can be fired.
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