FACT: Judge Kavanaugh has actually argued in support of a more constitutionally defensible approach to independent prosecutors. #SCOTUS #KavanaughHearing
In 1998, Judge Kavanaugh made the case for a framework that would better promote independent investigations, with elements similar to today’s special counsel framework. #SCOTUS #KavanaughHearing online.wsj.com/public/resourc…
Judge Kavanaugh’s 1998 proposal would make the special counsel answerable to the Attorney General and required Senate confirmation to insulate from political attacks. #SCOTUS #KavanaughHearing
Legal commentator Benjamin Wittes writes, “Critically, Kavanaugh’s proposed structural reforms to the independent counsel law were aimed not at weakening it but at shoring up the credibility and independence of the investigators against political attacks.” lawfareblog.com/brett-kavanaug…
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