AG Garland Names Chief Prosecutor for War Crimes in Kosovo as Special Counsel to Oversee Trump Criminal Investigation | Joe Pags
This appointment might be a violation of the laws concerning the appointment of a Special Counsel. I doubt if a current DOJ prosecutor would actually meet the impartiality requirements. An individual named as Special Counsel shall be a lawyer with a reputation for integrity and impartial decision making.
28 CFR SS 600.3 - Qualifications of the Special Counsel. | Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (e-CFR) | US Law | LII / Legal Information Institute
Also any member of the current DOJ would not meet the no conflict of interest requirements of § 600.1.
a) That investigation or prosecution of that person or matter by a United States Attorney's Office or litigating Division of the Department of Justice would present a conflict of interest for the Department or other extraordinary circumstances; and (b) That under the circumstances, it would be in the public interest to appoint an outside Special Counsel to assume responsibility for the matter.
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