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12. Well look...I don't want Mueller wi independant power to act as cop, judge, and jury any more than I

Thu Apr 18, 2019, 10:49 PM

Apr 2019

would have wanted Ken Starr to be able to behave that way.

Just sayin, and Ken Starr was fucking bad enough.

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Why did the founders set it up to where the President would appoint the AG? [View all] Quixote1818 Apr 2019 OP

Because the AG is the head of the DoJ, which is part of the executive branch, The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2019 #1

You miss the "advice and consent of the senate" part of the process. n/t PoliticAverse Apr 2019 #2

This is the answer, nt stopwastingmymoney Apr 2019 #9

What happened to the first one is kind of interesting. jberryhill Apr 2019 #5

So John Adams could prosecute his political enemies? McCamy Taylor Apr 2019 #6

If hired by Congress, Igel Apr 2019 #10