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Who wrote two books about special prosecutors and american presidents. ken good morning lee, and ar which i balanced cox, conscience of a nation, president of duquesne university and professor of law. why do we have special prosecutors, special counsel? >> michael, going all the way back to the watergate investigation, the whole idea is when there's evidence of potential criminal wrongdoing at the top of the executive pyramid, you want the most neutral objective person to look at it so there can be no doubt in the minds of the american public. it is about reassuring the american public that th...