Ed Meese, former attorney general, who has brought this argument and has filed an amicus brieftaine arguing that Jack Smith is not appointed legally. And the argument, first of all, they say There's no federal statute that establishes an office of special counsel in the Department of Justice. so there's not a statutory basis for creating this role. Secondly, they argue that even if you ignore that, there isn't a statute. (38:31–38:38)
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Asserts that there is no federal statute establishing an office of special counsel in the DOJ.
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