Counsel Quote by William Barr

It is critical that special counsels have the independence and resources they need to lead investigations.

— Thom Tillis

The appointment of a special counsel, I think, helps assure people and the Justice Department that they are going to go do their jobs…

— Paul Ryan

The idea that the special counsel regulations, which were written to provide the public with confidence against a coverup, would empower an attorney general…

— Neal Katyal

If you put a special prosecutor on anybody in Washington D.C., they're going to find crimes.

— Jimmy Dore

I don't think the special counsel can avoid that question based upon the president's Donald Trump own statements. But I'm not charging obstruction of…

— Angus King

You can be arrested and not charged. You can be arrested and have no right to counsel.

— Harry Belafonte

While the FBI carries out investigative work, the responsibility for supervising, directing and ultimately determining the resolution of investigations is solely the province of…

— William Barr

Investigations by special prosecutors can take on a life of their own.

— Peter Bergen

The special counsel regulations were written to provide the public with confidence that justice was done.

— Neal Katyal

“A college student who wants to file a complaint of sexual assault within the campus disciplinary system informs a university employee such as an…

— David E. Bernstein

To be an effective criminal defense counsel, an attorney must be prepared to be demanding, outrageous, irreverent, blasphemous, a rogue, a renegade, and a…

— Clarence Darrow

In some cases, Justice Department leaders can supervise investigations despite having personal knowledge about the entities involved.

— Neal Katyal