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The specific statute allowing for the appointment of a special counsel refers to a [[criminal]] investigation, whereas Mueller took over a [[counterintelligence]] investigation.<ref>https://www.scribd.com/document/379653813/Grassley-Letter-to-Rosenstein-May-17-2018-Special-Counsel-Investigation-Questions </ref>
The specific statute allowing for the appointment of a special counsel refers to a [[criminal]] investigation, whereas Mueller took over a [[counterintelligence]] investigation.<ref>https://www.scribd.com/document/379653813/Grassley-Letter-to-Rosenstein-May-17-2018-Special-Counsel-Investigation-Questions </ref>
Under the Appointments clause of the Constitution, principal officers can only be appointed by the [[Executive branch|Executive]] "with the advise and consent of the Senate." U.S. Attorneys are principal officers requiring Senate approval. The Special Counsel functions as a U.S. Attorney with extraterritorial jurisdiction, and had not been approved by the Senate.<ref>https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3183324 </ref>
Under the [[United States Constitution:Article II|Appointments clause of the Constitution (Article II, Section 2, Clause 2)]] principal officers can only be appointed by the [[Executive branch|Executive]] "with the advise and consent of the Senate." U.S. Attorneys are principal officers requiring Senate approval. The Special Counsel functions as a U.S. Attorney with extraterritorial jurisdiction, and had not been approved by the Senate.<ref>https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3183324 </ref>
==Uranium One deal==
==Uranium One deal==