Word: prosecutors
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...week's end a three-judge federal panel reportedly chose an independent counsel to look into all aspects of the arms-contras affair. He is Lawrence Walsh, 74, a former prosecutor, judge and president of the American Bar Association who was also an American negotiator in the Viet Nam peace talks. Walsh said only, "I absolutely can't comment on anything...
...exaggerated -- this scandal, after all, was announced by the Administration rather than forced out by the courts -- but they were there just the same. Once again there were rumors of documents being destroyed (by North and Poindexter). Once again the White House was resisting demands for a special prosecutor (now called independent counsel) put forth by Congressmen who did not trust the Administration to investigate itself. Once again congressional hearings were getting ready to launch upon their unknown and potentially damaging course. Worst of all, there was a revival, before last Tuesday's press briefing was over, of the quietly...
...discovered. Reagan had asked Meese to conduct the press briefing that was scheduled for noon that day. "I was not being apprised of a great opportunity," joked Meese, but his manner belied his words. He spoke with verve and at times appeared to be enjoying playing again the prosecutor he once...
...requested the appointment of a Watergate-style independent counsel. Subcommittee Chairman John Conyers, a Michigan Democrat, bluntly challenged the Attorney General's ability to conduct an impartial probe, citing among other things "your closeness to the President." The White House is so far resisting calls for such a special prosecutor. But as more information emerges each day, it becomes less likely that the affair can be concluded simply through Meese's probe...
Bokassa denied any wrongdoing as the new trial got under way in the capital city of Bangui. "I am not a cannibal," he said. After shouting matches with the ex-Emperor, Prosecutor Gabriel Mbodou asked for more time to prepare arguments. Central African Judge Edouard Frank suspended the trial until...