In a nutshell....
“As a U.S. attorney, Huber has full authority to empanel a grand jury and to file criminal charges. A grand jury can be empaneled anywhere, which means that it could be a group of citizens from deep-red Utah – in the heart of Trump country – instead of the D.C. Swamp that decides whether to hand down indictments for felony prosecution.
“The Inspector General’s jurisdiction extends not only to allegations of legal violations, but also to allegations that Department employees violated established practices as well,” Sessions added in his letter, which means that the IG’s report can hold people accountable even for actions that do not violate a specific statute.”
And to those who say Huber can’t bring charges, yes, yes he can, because HE’S A PROSECUTOR! (I will admit to not paying attention to titles and not really getting this until today. Was more concerned with jurisdiction, which is also explained in the above paragraphs.
So, to sum up: Huber can literally raise hell and prosecute!! It’s all good.
US Attorneys Manual
9-11.121 - Venue Limitations
A case should not be presented to a grand jury in a district unless venue for the offense lies in that district.
https://www.justice.gov/usam/usam-9-11000-grand-jury#9-11.121
US Attorneys Manual
9-11.121 - Venue Limitations
A case should not be presented to a grand jury in a district unless venue for the offense lies in that district.
https://www.justice.gov/usam/usam-9-11000-grand-jury#9-11.121
...and living in Utah and being in Utah, I can attest that Huber is NOT one to mess around with...