GOP/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Two Republican chairmen in the House are asking the Justice Department to consider the appointment of a second special counsel to investigate matters related to how and why material gathered from a former British spy was used to spy on an associate of Donald Trump.
House Judiciary Committee chairman Bob Goodlatte (R, Va.) and House Oversight Committee chairman Trey Gowdy (R, S.C.) sent a letter Tuesday to Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein making the request…
Special counsels are prosecutors appointed to investigate potential criminal matters in situations where a conflict of interest could exist within the Justice Department or a presidential administration. Robert Mueller was appointed as special counsel in May 2017 to probe foreign interference in the 2016 campaign after questions were raised about the impartiality of leadership at the Justice Department.
Mr. Sessions has said that controversies over surveillance are being investigated by the Justice Department Inspector General. The Justice Department didn’t respond to a request for comment.”
-Byron Tau, “Two GOP House Chairmen Call for Second Special Counsel,” The Wall Street Journal online, Mar. 6, 2018 08:02pm