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Dan McLaughlin @baseballcrank
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I think the US Attorney's Office responds to the direction of the US Attorney, and am alarmed that you of all people think that is not so.
We want professional prosecutors to exercise independent, apolitical judgment. But in a democracy, they respond to the civilian oversight of elected officials with POTUS at the top. That @PreetBharara would question that allocation is deeply disturbing.
@PreetBharara And the US Attorney serves at the president's pleasure, as you well know. The need to get prosecutors to submit to the civilian oversight is just as important as the need for the military to do so.
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