Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-08-13 18:10:33 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 0BE88BCD4AC1F0567051522B082EB1B55C80AF027D3095D97680AD3D7A0D21ED
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Original Note:
There is no violation. The provision governing independent counsels expired in 1999. Justice Department then created new special counsel regulations, designing a position with intentionally less autonomy, of which the Trump administration has also made use of (e.g. Durham). https://apnews.com/article/iran-biden-politics-united-states-government-us-department-of-justice-b63ffc9b1042b4287a22e88672f4ef77
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