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86 Geo. L.J. 2133 (1997-1998)
The President and the Independent Counsel

handle is hein.journals/glj86 and id is 2153 raw text is: The President and the Independent Counsel BRETr M. KAVANAUGH* TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ........................................... 2134 I. BACKGROUND ........................................ 2138 A. THE CURRENT LEGAL SCHEME .......................... 2138 1. The Policy Justification for a Special Counsel .......... 2138 2. Two Statutory Mechanisms for Appointment of Special Counsels .................................... 2139 B. ARE OUTSIDE FEDERAL PROSECUTORS EVER NECESSARY? ........ 2140 1. An Illusory Debate ............................. 2140 2. The Deeply Rooted American Tradition of Appointing Outside Federal Prosecutors ....................... 2142 3. Outside Federal Prosecutors are Necessary in Some C ases ....................................... 2145 II. IMPROVING THE SYSTEM ................................ 2145 A. APPOINTMENT AND REMOVAL OF THE SPECIAL COUNSEL .......... 2146 1. Appointment of the Special Counsel ................ 2146 2. Removal of the Special Counsel ................... 2151 B. THE CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHICH A SPECIAL COUNSEL SHOULD BE APPOINTED .................................... 2152 C. JURISDICTION ..................................... 2153 D. REPORTS ........................................ 2155 E. INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION OF THE PRESIDENT ........... 2157 F. THE PRESIDENT'S PRIVILEGES .......................... 2161 1. Non-Constitutional Executive Privileges ............. 2163 2. Constitutionally Based Executive Privileges ........... 2166 3. The Relevance of Nixon to a Claim of Governmental Attorney-Client or Work Product Privilege ............ 2172 * Mr. Kavanaugh served as Associate Counsel in the Office of the Whitewater Independent Counsel from 1994 to 1997 and also for a period in 1998. The views reflected in this article are his own. 2133

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