Talk:U.S. Department of Justice Office of Special Counsel

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This article ought to explain how this office, the "U.S. Department of Justice Office of Special Counsel", is different from the now-defunct "Office of Independent Counsel" and the current "U.S. Office of Special Counsel". As it stands, it's pretty confusing. Does this new office avoid the problems raised in Morrison v. Olson? --Hyphen5 00:41, 3 July 2007 (UTC)

Could someone persuade a Constitutional lawyer out there to contribute an explanation of exactly where in the process of impeachment of a member of the federal executive branch the Special Counsel comes in? Is it before or after the House Judiciary Committee formulates Articles of Impeachment? And what is the involvement of the U.S. Attorney General? From what I've been able to gather, what happens is the Judiciary Committee sends informal issues of concern to the DOJ's Attorney General who needs to agree that the issues need further investigation in order to refer them to the Special Counsel who investigates them and if he/she decides the conduct is, in fact, possibly a serious breach of the official's Constitutional duties, sends a recommendation back to the Committee who then formalizes one or more Articles of Impeachment which are then voted on by the full House. But I haven't been able to find a reliable online resource to verify the accuracy of my understanding. MaskedWoman (talk) 08:10, 4 October 2008 (UTC)