Talk:United States Office of the Independent Counsel
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[edit] Former Indepedent Counsel page
Here's the text of former page Indepedent Counsel
In the federal law of the United States, the position of Independent Counsel was created by the Independent Counsel Act and signed into law on October 26, 1978. More than 35 different drafts of the legislation were submitted before the act itself was settled upon.
The act instructed the attorney general to request an outside prosecutor in cases involving high government officials where the personal, financial, or political conflict of interest is too great.
In the time since the law was passed, 21 Independent Counsel investiations have been launched (several still on-going), leading to only seven convictions. To date, nearly $200 million have been spent.
The Supreme Court ruled that the act is constitutional in Morrison v. Olson (1988).
The law lapsed for 18 months in the early 1990s, but was revived after Bill Clinton campaigned for its renewal, despite encouragement from George H. W. Bush not to. Following the highly controversial Ken Starr investigation of Bill Clinton, the law was once again allowed to lapse and will probably not be re-enacted.
[edit] Independent Counsels of the United States
- Arthur Christy- (1978) to invesigate allegations of illegal drug use of Jimmy Carter's aide Hamilton Jordan.
- Lawrence Walsh- (1987-1998) to investigate the Iran-Contra Affair
- Joseph diGenova- (1992) to investigate alleged tamperings of Bill Clinton's passport files during the 1992 Presidential Election.
- Kenneth Starr- (1996-1999) to continue the Whitewater investigation, and later the Monica Lewinsky affair.
[edit] Robert Fiske
I removed him again from the Whitewater investigation. He was not appointed under the Independent Counsel Act as it was not in force at the time of his appointment. He was appointed by Janet Reno. When the Act was re-authorized the Special Division panel appointed Starr in his place. Ellsworth 15:08, 10 Feb 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Sunset Clause
Everything I read says that the law expired on June 30, 1999. Why does the main page say Sept 11, 2001. That doesn't sound right at all. Skimaxpower
[edit] Conspiracy Theory stuff removed
I removed the conspiracy theory stuff added by [1]. Strangely with a section titled "Historic Independent Counsel Event" there are no WP:RS, not a one. You need sources to claim this stuff, not conjecture from fbicover-up.com C56C 07:04, 2 August 2006 (UTC)
