Sentences with phrase «independent special prosecutor»

He gave an assurance that the office of an independent special prosecutor would be in place by the end of the year.

Many historians have likened the Comey dismissal to Richard Nixon firing Archibald Cox, the independent special prosecutor who led the Watergate investigation.

If Deputy Attorney General Rosenstein does not appoint an independent special prosecutor, every American will rightly suspect that the decision to fire Director Comey was part of a cover - up.

«The only way the American people can have faith in this investigation is for it to be led by a fearless, independent special prosecutor.»

Democrats compared the ouster to Nixon's decision to fire the independent special prosecutor overseeing the Watergate investigation in 1973, which prompted the resignations of the Justice Department's top two officials.

Not exact matches

Whether Congress creates an independent committee and / or appoints a special prosecutor to investigate the firing action remains to be seen.

Even assuming he signed it, the bill would theoretically be a law re-appointing Mueller as special prosecutor / independent investigator, which Congress is already capable of doing via impeachment, select committees, etc..

Faced with a sprawling investigation by the special counsel in Washington, Trump must also contend with an independent - minded office of federal prosecutors in his hometown, New York, who are investigating Cohen.

She says the groups will continue to press Cuomo to appoint a special prosecutor sooner, who she believes would be more effective than in independent monitor.

Faced with a sprawling investigation by the special counsel in Washington, President Trump must also contend with an independent - minded office of federal prosecutors in his hometown, New York, who are investigating his longtime personal lawyer and fixer, Michael D. Cohen.

«It's more important to have a special prosecutor in place because an independent monitor doesn't have any powers,» Lentol said, adding that the special prosecutor would have the ability to investigate witnesses and obtain grand jury minutes.

ALBANY — Following a meeting with the mothers and relatives of 10 men and women who died in interactions with police officers, Governor Andrew Cuomo indicated for the first time that he would unilaterally appoint a special prosecutor to review such cases if the Legislature didn't act on his proposal for an independent police monitor.

ALBANY — The head of the Assembly codes committee says he doesn't understand the governor's threat to appoint a special prosecutor to review police incidents with civilian fatalities if the Legislature doesn't act on his proposal to enact an independent monitor.

They say the governor promised them he would issue an executive order to name a special prosecutor to investigate the deaths of their relatives, but only if the legislature does not approve Cuomo's plan to create an independent monitor to look at such incidents.

He also proposed a governor - appointed independent monitor who would have full access to all records in such cases, and who could recommend the appointment of a special prosecutor should the local district attorney fail to secure an indictment.

«Carl has proposed a special prosecutor, an independent prosecutor to go after this stuff in the future, and has also said very clearly he'll provide State Police resources and power of subpoeans.»

«We remain committed to demanding an executive order for a special prosecutor for all police killings, because establishing prosecution that is independent and external of local DAs is the only way to resolve the conflict of interest that has systemically failed to provide justice in these cases within our state and across the nation,» the group said in a joint statement.

NEW YORK CITY — Gov. Andrew Cuomo said he would issue an executive order appointing a special prosecutor to investigate police killings if the legislature fails to approve his plan to create an independent monitor.

Legislation establishing an independent monitor for such cases also failed to find legislative favor during the session, leading Cuomo to use his executive power to set up state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman as a special prosecutor for one year.

Garner's mother and others asked Cuomo to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate similar cases but he initially proposed that an independent police monitor be named.

In the wake of Comey's firing Tuesday, Sen. John McCain, R - Ariz., and Reps. Justin Amash, R - Mich., and Charles Dent, R - Pa., were among Republicans to call for a special prosecutor or an independent commission appointed by Congress to take over the investigation.

Special Counsel Robert Mueller III's independent investigation into Russia may have inspired a defiant West Wing response, but the U.S. attorney's raid of Michael Cohen's home, office and hotel room has stirred more fear and loathing inside White House offices than at any time since President Richard Nixon battled Watergate prosecutors in the summer of 1973.