Prosecuting the president : how special prosecutors hold presidents accountable and protect the rule of law /

Prosecuting the president : how special prosecutors hold presidents accountable and protect the rule of law /

"[This book provides a] history of special prosecutors in American politics. For more than a century, special prosecutors have struck fear into the hearts of presidents, who have the power to fire them at any time. How could this be, [the author] asks? And how could the nation entrust such a hi...

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Main Author: Coan, Andrew
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2019
Subjects:
Special prosecutors > United States
Presidents > United States
Misconduct in office > United States
Executive power > United States
Obstruction of justice > United States
Governmental investigations > United States
Rule of law > United States
United States > Politics and government
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Table of Contents:
  • A special kind of prosecutor
  • Part I. History
  • The first one hundred years
  • A cancer on the presidency
  • The world Watergate made
  • A new balance
  • Part II. Law
  • Can the president be charged with a crime?
  • Can the president be compelled to testify under oath?
  • Can the president obstruct justice?
  • Can congress protect special prosecutors from the president?
  • Epilogue : A double-edged sword

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