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Allen, Alfred H.; Moor, C. G.

doi:10.1039/an8931800180

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“That Isn't a Trial That's A Farce”1

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“…An interagency group declassifying documents had so far screened or censored 82,000 of 300,000 requested pages, and the White House claimed it was working as fast as it could. North's lawyers then demanded to see 147 “additional categories of documents” that Walsh had not yet seen (Allen, 1988). In May, Gesell refused; then in July, he agreed to about 20 categories or programs.…”

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The Historical Presidency: Protecting a president and graymailing courts: Iran‐Contra and the obstruction of justice

McPherson

2023

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Special Counsel Robert Mueller's 2019 refusal to charge President Donald Trump with crimes resulted not only from what Mueller deemed insufficient evidence but also from the obstruction of the investigation itself, indicating an all‐too‐common pattern mitigating the independence of the judiciary when investigating the executive. The Iran‐Contra scandal of the Reagan–Bush era stands as a key antecedent when officials repeatedly destroyed evidence and impeded the work of investigators and courts to avoid punishment or embarrassment. While these acts may have been legal, they demonstrated the constitutional dependence of the judiciary on the executive for evidence and, more broadly, the lack of regard for the role of justice in a democracy.

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