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Attorney General Merrick Garland announces on Aug. 11, 2023, that he has appointed a special counsel to handle the investigations into Hunter Biden. Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images

Special counsels, like the one leading the Justice Department’s investigation of Hunter Biden, are intended to be independent − but they aren’t entirely

Special counsels can help presidential administrations avoid the perception of bias, but they are not as independent as the independent counsels of the past.
Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump acknowledges a supporter at a campaign rally on Aug. 8, 2023, at a high school in New Hampshire. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

The U.S. tendency to mythologize presidents may explain Donald Trump’s appeal

It’s the electorate, not the courts, that will decide Donald Trump’s fate in 2024. Many voters appear willing to give him a second chance — as Americans often do when it comes to former presidents
The New York Times resumed publication of its series of articles based on the Pentagon Papers in its July 1, 1971, edition, after it was given the green light by the Supreme Court. AP Photo/Jim Wells

The New York Times worried that publishing the Pentagon Papers would destroy the newspaper — and the reputation of the US

The New York Times’ publication of the Pentagon Papers showed the paper was willing to jeopardize connections to other powerful institutions, including the government, to serve the public interest.
Approach with caution, advises a journalism scholar. simon kr/E+/Getty Images

Don’t trust the news media? That’s good

Journalism has been fodder for politicians’ contempt for generations. A huge percentage of the public doesn’t trust the news media either. That mistrust isn’t a bad thing in a democracy.
President Nixon urged the IRS to audit his perceived enemies; Donald Trump wanted to do the same. LPettet/ iStock / Getty Images Plus

The weaponization of the federal government has a long history

The House GOP is scrutinizing federal investigators for alleged abuses of power. But will they probe abuses that may have been committed by members of their own party?

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