1,103,530 @ 1:56 pm
A special counsel to probe Clinton? That puts us in very dangerous territory. And it is comparable to Chief Sacco and the Burke Administration's abuse of process!
1,103,530
trump's twisted maneuver will cost taxpayers millions...the cover-up is worse than the crime
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2017/11/14/a-special-counsel-to-probe-clinton-that-puts-us-in-very-dangerous-territory/?utm_term=.120dba7cfad0
The Post fact-checking team has already demonstrated why the Uranium One “scandal” is thoroughly bogus. Making this worse, as The Postand New York Times point out, this Justice Department move looks like a response not just to congressional Republicans, but also to Trump’s recent criticism of the department for failing to probe these trumped-up scandals, which happen to involve his chief political enemy, raising questions about the department’s independence from political interference by Trump.
In a smart thread, Lawfare Blog founder Benjamin Wittes offers a nuanced interpretation of the department’s move. Wittes agrees that “dangling the possibility of a special prosecutor to investigate the president’s opponent” could amount to an “egregious abuse of power.” But Wittes also suggests this could be a prelude to a formal determination that these charges by Trump and Republicans don’t form the basis for a special counsel. If so, Sessions — or Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein — could dismiss the matter and say the department is “acting