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- Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1992 14:33:37 EST
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- From: Jamie <PL436000@BROWNVM.BITNET>
- Subject: Re: well, pardon me! version 1
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- >From: Jonathan Fisher <jfisher@NETXWEST.COM>
-
- >It was my impression that the law specifically states that when a "senior"
- >member of the White House Staff is involved, a special prosecutor HAS to
- >be named. IMO, Barr had no choice. And I'll bet that he tried to find
- >every loophole possible!
-
- I think that is what the law says.
- But the law was about to expire! All Barr had to do was drag his
- feet for two days, and the special prosecutor law would have no
- longer been an issue.
-
- >hmm. Interesting. However, I believe that it is the Attorney General
- >who decides to appoint (or more accurately since the law is now history,
- >decided to appoint), and therefore unless Barr and Grey are good buddies,
- >(not impossible to imagine), Barr decided to do this on his own and
- >(referencing my above paragraph) followed the law.
-
- They ARE buddies. Better than that. Grey "took Barr under his wing,"
- when Barr was brought in as Atty General. According to Safire.
-
- Jamie
-