Attorney General Bill Barr Should Not Appoint a Special Counsel to Investigate the Bidens

I guess our destiny is to have to address this nonsense every few months, no matter which party is in charge of the government. Okay, all together now: There is no good reason to appoint a special counsel.

This time, it’s President Trump and his most strident supporters pushing for it — yes, you heard that right: A president is taking the position that the Justice Department he runs is not up to the job and needs to bring in someone from outside. Sigh . . .

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Andrew C. McCarthy

Andrew C. McCarthy is a senior fellow at National Review Institute, an NR contributing editor, and author of Ball of Collusion: The Plot to Rig an Election and Destroy a Presidency.

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I guess our destiny is to have to address this nonsense every few months, no matter which party is in charge of the government. Okay, all together now: There is no good reason to appoint a special counsel.

This time, it’s President Trump and his most strident supporters pushing for it — yes, you heard that right: A president is taking the position that the Justice Department he runs is not up to the job and needs to bring in someone from outside. Sigh . . .

About the Author

Andrew C. McCarthy

Andrew C. McCarthy is a senior fellow at National Review Institute, an NR contributing editor, and author of Ball of Collusion: The Plot to Rig an Election and Destroy a Presidency.