He was a sitting us attorney. John Hubert was appointed as special counsel. He was a sitting us attorney. John Durham was appointed as special counsel. He was a sitting us attorney. Every one of them [previous special counsels] had been nominated by the president, had been confirmed by the Senate at the time of their appointments. And so what they argue is you can't just make an appointment as attorney general and create a roving us attorney with national authority, greater than any us attorney, without the Senate having the right to engage in advice and consent. (40:43–40:51)
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Asserts that previous special counsels were nominated by the president and confirmed by the Senate.
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