Government,
Criminal,
Administrative/Regulatory
Nov. 1, 2017
Separation of powers, not Mueller, needs protection
Senators Christopher Coons and Thom Tillis introduced bipartisan legislation requiring judicial review if Mueller is fired. Senators Lindsey Graham and Cory Booker also introduced another bipartisan bill mandating pre-termination court approval.
Steven D. Reske
Steven has published numerous articles on constitutional law and investigations of the executive branch, including interviews with Special Prosecutor Archibald Cox and Independent Counsels Laurence Walsh and Ken Starr. Reske clerked for the U.S. Court of Appeals, worked at Faegre & Benson and Sidley & Austin, was legal editor-at-large for Minnesota Law & Politics, and an editor of The American Journal of Law & Medicine.
Notwithstanding Special Counsel Robert Mueller securing indictments in the Russia investigation, he doesn't need protection from President Donald Trump for the rule of law to prevail. Rather it is the separation of powers which needs protection from Congress.
Senators Christopher Coons and Thom Tillis introduced bipartisan legislation requiring judicial review if Mueller is fired. Senators Lindsey Graham and Cory Booker also introduc...
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