Does Mueller Indictment Mean Clinton Campaign Can Be Indicted for Chris Steele?

Where is Coalition Government coming from?

LTC (Join to see) - Sessions isn't the only person that can initiate an investigation. Both the House and Senate Intelligence Oversight committees can initiate investigations, and have had not problem doing so in the past (Benghazi), and there is always the Deputy AG.

I will agree with you on one thing, Republicans do get a lot of mileage paying lip service and not actually doing anything, mostly because there are a lot of people who are easily manipulated and buy into that sort of thing, and would rather bump their gums and complain instead of actually doing anything. A great many people indeed.

MSgt Steve Sweeney - With respect, my comments have addressed special counsel (also special prosecutor and independent prosecutor). The federal statute governing their appointment expired in 1999 and since then, their appointment has been guided by procedural regulations governing the appointment of special counsels and promulgated by Attorney General Janet Reno. Essentially, that responsibility resides with the president or the attorney general. It does not reside with Congress though Congress can initiate and has initiated investigations of numerous things but they aren't "special counsel" investigations. Typically what they find gets referred to the DOJ for further investigation and prosecution. The assistant attorney general can't appoint special counsel ... except in cases where the AG has recused (Mueller) or in which the A/AG is the acting AG.

LTC (Join to see) - Okay, and, with respect, then Rosenstein has full authority to appoint Special Counsel. If there is so much evidence, why doesn't he? It appears you are well versed on the subject. Couldn't Rosenstein appoint a SC if directed or requested by the President? Bad optics for Trump, maybe... but it isn't like bad optics have slowed him up before, and you can be certain his base would applaud, especially after all the "lock her up" chants. I seriously doubt they concern themselves with the opinions of those who might perceive her as a martyr, or most Americans for that matter.

MSgt Steve Sweeney - Rosenstein doesn't have full authority to appoint special counsel. He has the authority to appoint special counsel on any issues where the AG has recused himself ... and he has done so. The AG recused himself from the investigation of alleged collusion between the Russians and the Trump campaign out of "an abundance of caution" ... because he (the AG) was involved in the Trump campaign. The AG has not recused himself from anything having anything to do with Steele, HRC, the DNC, etc .

Then why don't they? Why do they do nothing but complain and tell their little tales of woe? Maybe they just enjoy being victims.