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StarfishSaver

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10. Yes. Their investigations have two purposes

Reply to kentuck (Reply #9)

Tue Dec 29, 2020, 11:41 AM

Dec 2020

The first is to assist them in the development of legislation. The second - the oversight power - is, as you note, for the public good. If during the course of those investigations, they find wrongdoing, they refer the matter to the Justice Department for investigation and prosecution. But DOJ conducts its own investigations and most of their investigations are initiated and conducted completely independently of any congressional investigation.

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Is it important for an Attorney General to have a Democratic House and Senate? [View all] kentuck Dec 2020 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Dec 2020 #1

If the fascists hold the senate Biden will either have to cave on nominees Voltaire2 Dec 2020 #2

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Dec 2020 #4

How would Congress block investigations by the Attorney General and DOJ? StarfishSaver Dec 2020 #3

Because the Congress is not independent from the investigative process. kentuck Dec 2020 #5

You don't seem to understand the separate jurisdictions of the legislative and executive branches StarfishSaver Dec 2020 #8

I suppose their investigations are only for the public good? kentuck Dec 2020 #9

Yes. Their investigations have two purposes StarfishSaver Dec 2020 #10

Right. kentuck Dec 2020 #11

Congress rso Dec 2020 #6

May be waiting for results of Georgia runoff to know how Senate confirmation will go wishstar Dec 2020 #7