It has changed since Nixon. And it’s changed since the change after Nixon too. In 1999 it was changed to be run through the Attorney General’s office. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Office_of_the_Independent_Counsel
Here’s what is said about the new AG entity:
U.S. Department of Justice Office of Special Counsel
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For other United States offices of special counsel, see U.S. Office of Special Counsel (disambiguation).
The Office of Special Counsel in the United States Department of Justice replaced the former Office of the Independent Counsel in 1999. It is charged with investigating alleged misconduct in the federal government’s executive branch. The current Special Counsel is Patrick Fitzgerald, who was appointed in 2003 by Deputy Attorney General James B. Comey.
External links
When I click on the link for other US Independent Counsel, it comes to this:
U.S. Office of Special Counsel may refer to:
United States Office of Special Counsel, an independent U.S. government agency that protects Civil Service employees from unfair personnel practices.
U.S. Department of Justice Office of Special Counsel, charged with investigating alleged misconduct in the Executive Branch.
White House Counsel, a staff appointee of the President of the United States.
The US Office of Special Counsel is under Congress’ authority, based on the Whistleblower Act, Hatch Act, etc. It would cover the retaliation done by the Obama regime but wouldn’t be authorized to investigate the crimes committed by the regime, which the whistleblowers brought forward.
And like I said before, the whistleblowers from this article are actually in the Libyan government - saying they had no idea there were so many Americans in Benghazi. The people who were there, unbeknownst to the Libyan government, would have to step forward to explain what they were there for, in order to expose what our government was doing there and hiding from the Libyan government.
So it seems like Congress, in order to be any check or balance to potential crimes by the Obama regime, would have to speak to the witnesses and get them to come forward. Kinda makes a person realize how critical it was that the DOS not allow Chaffetz to talk to anybody not being “minded” by the people who would have them assassinated if they told what was really going on there.... And why the regime refuses to give names of Americans who survived that attack on 9-11...
It also makes you realize that getting the basic information, that’ not classified - is the first step in getting something real done. The members of Congress have to find the truth out themselves, and bring the witnesses to testify before Congress. That’s why the regime has to hide everything. And as long as there is no political fallout from them doing so, that’s exactly what they will do.
Thank you ... my recall is failing. Am human, and Thank You for the correction.
This matter of head count is very important. Who was there and why were they there?
I stepped out for some errands and Geraldo had Rep Molloney (?sp) on and she was claiming the Amb Pickering wanted to testify and was rebuffed. Geraldo pressed her as to the veracity of that and she insisted she had spoken to Pickering this morning.
Anyone hear of this?