House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte and Rep. Trey Gowdy on Tuesday demanded the appointment of a special counsel to investigate "Conflicts of interest" and decisions "Made and not made" by current and former Justice Department officials in 2016 and 2017, noting that "The public interest requires" the action.
"Matters have arisen-both recently and otherwise-which necessitate the appointment of a Special Counsel. We do not make this observation and attendant request lightly," Gowdy and Goodlatte wrote.
Asked why a special counsel was needed, Gowdy told Fox News earlier, "Congress doesn't have the tools to investigate this... We leak like the Gossip Girls."
"While we have confidence in the Inspector General for the Department of Justice, the DOJ IG does not have the authority to investigate other governmental entities or former employees of the Department, the Bureau, or other agencies," Gowdy and Goodlatte wrote.
They added: "Some have been reluctant to call for the appointment of a Special Counsel because such an appointment should be reserved for those unusual cases where existing investigative and prosecutorial entities cannot adequately discharge those duties. We believe this is just such a case."
Goodlatte, who penned a letter to Sessions in July 2017 and September 2017 calling for the appointment of a second special counsel, received only one response from the Justice Department, suggesting that Sessions had directed senior federal prosecutors to investigate matters involving the Clinton Foundation and the sale of Uranium One - leaving the door open to consider whether "The matters merit the appointment of a Special Counsel."
Goodlatte and Gowdy's letter came just days after more than a dozen other House Republicans penned a similar note, requesting the appointment of an independent counsel to investigate the same issues.
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/03/06/gowdy-goodlatte-demand-appointment-special-counsel.html
"Matters have arisen-both recently and otherwise-which necessitate the appointment of a Special Counsel. We do not make this observation and attendant request lightly," Gowdy and Goodlatte wrote.
Asked why a special counsel was needed, Gowdy told Fox News earlier, "Congress doesn't have the tools to investigate this... We leak like the Gossip Girls."
"While we have confidence in the Inspector General for the Department of Justice, the DOJ IG does not have the authority to investigate other governmental entities or former employees of the Department, the Bureau, or other agencies," Gowdy and Goodlatte wrote.
They added: "Some have been reluctant to call for the appointment of a Special Counsel because such an appointment should be reserved for those unusual cases where existing investigative and prosecutorial entities cannot adequately discharge those duties. We believe this is just such a case."
Goodlatte, who penned a letter to Sessions in July 2017 and September 2017 calling for the appointment of a second special counsel, received only one response from the Justice Department, suggesting that Sessions had directed senior federal prosecutors to investigate matters involving the Clinton Foundation and the sale of Uranium One - leaving the door open to consider whether "The matters merit the appointment of a Special Counsel."
Goodlatte and Gowdy's letter came just days after more than a dozen other House Republicans penned a similar note, requesting the appointment of an independent counsel to investigate the same issues.
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/03/06/gowdy-goodlatte-demand-appointment-special-counsel.html
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