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Originally posted by sgtclub
I think both you and Ty are missing my point. I think this should be investigated. I do not think that open congressional hearings are the way to do it, because I don't see the primary purpose of such hearings as trying to determine the truth. If the administration is going to lie, it will do so regardless of whether it is an open or closed hearing, and congress can take appropriate action in that case.
The concept of a special prosecutor, in theory, is a good one, but it has become so abused over the years that I'm not sure it's a workable solution.
In this case, I think the DOJ is perfectly able to investigate and the AGs certainly have an interest that should be independent of the President's to get it right. If the President wants to fire the DOJ investigators, he would suffer politically much like Nixon did in the 70s.
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This is an investigation into the DOJ and you want the DOJ to handle it?
I think Congress is a perfectly sensible place to handle it -- I think it is the least likely place for them to lie, especially if it is public. Gonzales has already demonstrated the down side to that.
