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...Vorenberg was sworn in on May 30, two weeks after his colleague Cox, Williston Professor of Law, was selected by Elliot L. Richardson '41, now Attorney General. Vorenberg described himself as the "number two man" in Cox's investigation. He said he worked closely with Cox in planning the investigation, and that he was responsible for hiring virtually all of the Special Prosecutor's staff...
...main problems in the early Cox investigation, Vorenberg said, was making a smooth transition from the Justice Department's investigation under Petersen. Vorenberg said that though the Justice Department prosecutors showed no hostility to the Cox staff, "there was obvious disappointment" on their part when the investigation was taken out of their hands...
...Vorenberg disputed Petersen's charges...
Three assistant U.S. attornies worked on the Watergate case prior to Cox's appointment. Under these circumstances, Vorenberg said, the Watergate investigation could not be properly carried out. He said that the "scope and problems of the investigation weren't understood" by the Justice Department prosecutors. He denied that the investigation was 90 per cent complete when Cox was appointed...
...Vorenberg said that he continued to respect Petersen and that Petersen and the regular staff fully cooperated with Cox during the transition between the two investigations...