I don't remember if it was ten years or 20 years, but it had a date certain where it expired. When it expired, Congress didn't reauthorize it. So it is no longer the law. The independent counsel statute is no longer the law, and neither Democrats nor Republicans wanted to authorize it. I think Democrats were really unhappy with the job Ken Starr had done going after Bill Clinton, so they didn't want that to happen again. (43:19–43:26)
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