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To you for a long time about it. i appreciate the five-minute limit. that's not my limit but the answer is, this originated with the independent counsel statute. i worked for an independent council and worked in the department during the independent counsel era when they were appointed by authorization of the senate. they were appointed by federal judges and they had the authority equivalent to the attorney general. that statute sunseted and the majority of members of this body concluded that that was appropriate because they did not want independent counsels who were 100% independent of the d...

That's a role i'm very comfortable with. as i said i spent more of my career in public service than public practice and i'd be honor to take that role back on if confirmed. >> back to mr. rosenstein you served as independent counsel and you're familiar with the role of independent council and appointment of a special council -- >> i believe what you're referring to is the regulation on special councils opposed to the special statute sunseted in 1999 include that a personal