When You Come at the King: Inside Doj's Pursuit of the President, from Nixon to Trump
Despite the history of prosecutorial abuses by independent counsels, Mr. Honig’s main policy recommendation is that Congress create a 'new, semipermanent Special Counsel position' in the Justice Department ... We don’t need laws creating a new class of special prosecutors in order to come at the king.
Deeply researched, keenly analytical, and frequently provocative ... Honig is well-suited to the task of providing a historical overview of the special counsel’s function within the ever-evolving context of politics, partisanship, and institutional skepticism.
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A warning of sorts, but also encouragement for those who would hold political leaders to account, immunity or no.
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