«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.
The revelation about French's immunity from prosecution comes as Attorney General Eric Schneiderman
obtained a court order authorizing his office to take custody «of the notes,
minutes, and exhibits of any
grand jury investigation into the death of Edson Thevenin.»