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re: Cannon sets motions on selective prosecution; appointment of SC; scope of prosecution team

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Posted by fwtex
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Posted on 5/8/24 at 10:59 am to
Curious, if Cannon find reasonable evidence of illegality in the prosecution or fraud against the court, does she have a power available to appoint a special master with powers to investigate the prosecutions actions?
Posted by WPBTiger
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Posted on 5/8/24 at 12:13 pm to
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Curious, if Cannon find reasonable evidence of illegality in the prosecution or fraud against the court, does she have a power available to appoint a special master with powers to investigate the prosecutions actions?



Judge Emmet Sullivan appointed a special counsel to investigate the DOJ.

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Judge Sullivan is the judge who held federal prosecutors in contempt, dismissed an unjust indictment against a United States Senator, and publicly excoriated the Department of Justice. He also had the moral conviction, courage and gumption to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate the Justice Department and the individual prosecutors.


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In the Stevens case, Judge Sullivan publicly upbraided the government lawyers before an overflow courtroom, “In nearly 25 years on the bench, I’ve never seen anything approaching the mishandling and misconduct that I’ve seen in this case. . . . When the government does not meet its obligations to turn over evidence, the system falters.”

Judge Sullivan was taking the extraordinary step of appointing a special prosecutor. He chose highly respected DC attorney Henry Schuelke III to investigate the prosecutors for possible criminal charges. The judge ordered the department to preserve all of its files, electronic correspondence—everything—and cooperate fully in the investigation, including providing Schuelke access to investigative files and all witnesses.
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