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Reich writes: "Yes, but at a huge cost to our system, and to Trump's presidency. Begin with the law: Justice Department regulations issued in 1999, in the wake of Kenneth Starr's investigation of Bill Clinton, say that only an Attorney General can remove a special counsel, and not just for any reason."
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