‘It’s grotesque’: Justice Dept. veterans recoil at idea of another special counsel

The following article by Devlin Barrett was posted on the Washington Post website November 14, 2017:

Attorney General Jeff Sessions answered questions about Russia, President Trump and Roy Moore at the House Judiciary committee hearing Nov. 14. (Photo: Bill O’Leary/The Washington Post)

Attorney General Jeff Sessions’s public suggestion that he may appoint a special counsel to investigate Hillary Clinton has alarmed current and former Justice Department officials who fear he will further politicize the embattled agency.

Sessions said at a congressional hearing Tuesday that he will weigh recommendations from senior prosecutors on whether to appoint a special counsel over a 2010 uranium company deal and other issues, including donations to the Clinton Foundation. Continue reading “‘It’s grotesque’: Justice Dept. veterans recoil at idea of another special counsel”