In The Wake of Comey Firing, Should a Special Prosecutor be
Clip: 5/15/2017 | 10m
We speak with Scott Lassar, a former U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Illinois.
President Donald Trump’s firing of former FBI Director James Comey last week put new emphasis on the question of whether or not a special prosecutor should be appointed to investigate Russia’s possible involvement in the 2016 presidential election.
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In The Wake of Comey Firing, Should a Special Prosecutor be
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President Donald Trump’s firing of former FBI Director James Comey last week put new emphasis on the question of whether or not a special prosecutor should be appointed to investigate Russia’s possible involvement in the 2016 presidential election.
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