Prosecuting the president : how special prosecutors hold presidents accountable and protect the rule of law / Andrew Coan, Oxford University Press.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Coan, Andrew, author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Special prosecutors--United States.

Special prosecutors.

Rule of law--United States.

Rule of law.

Presidents--United States.

Presidents.

Obstruction of justice--United States.

Obstruction of justice.

Governmental investigations--United States.

Governmental investigations.

Executive power--United States.

Executive power.

Misconduct in office--United States.

Misconduct in office.

United States--Politics and government.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (249 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2019.

Summary:

The first special prosecutor was appointed by President Ulysses S. Grant in 1875. Ever since, presidents of both parties have appointed special prosecutors and empowered them to operate with unusual independence. In short order, such appointments became a standard method for neutralizing political scandals and demonstrating the president's commitment to the rule of law. This long, mostly forgotten history shows that special prosecutors can do much to protect the rule of law under the right circumstances. It also shows that they are fallible.

Contents:

A special kind of prosecutor

The first 100 years

A cancer on the presidency

The world watergate made

A new balance

Can the president be charged with a crime?

Can the president be compelled to testify under oath?

Can the president obstruct justice?

Can congress protect special prosecutors from the president?

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-19-094388-2

0-19-094818-3

0-19-094387-4