The Libertarian

The Libertarian: Another Special Counsel?

Should the Justice Department appoint a special prosecutor to look into corruption allegations surrounding the Clinton Foundation?

The LibertarianNovember 15, 2017
The Libertarian: Another Special Counsel?

Richard Epstein responds to suggestions that the Justice Department may appoint a special prosecutor to probe corruption allegations around Hillary Clinton. Also on the docket: exactly how independent of presidential prerogative should attorneys general be? Is it time for Jeff Sessions to step aside? And are the legal suspicions around both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton evidence of a decline in America's leadership class -- or proof that, for all its flaws, the system still works?

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