[John 3_19-21]

I read the entire Ellis court transcripts and it would seem in my opinion, that the weasel
Dreeben said that rules governing Mueller's actions as special counsel were not "laws"
and could not be ajudicated by Ellis but must be governed/ ajudicated by the DOJ itself?

[norwaypinesavage]

"Dreeben said that rules governing Mueller's actions as special counsel were not "laws" and could not be adjudicated by Ellis but must be governed/ adjudicated by the DOJ itself?"

District Judges can, indeed, adjudicate DOJ regulations. Note how a single judge in Hawaii overruled the President Trump "regulation" on immigration. They are, of course, subject to higher court review, but that can take years.

[Freee-dame]

Would such “not-laws” make the DOJ a dictatorship of sorts?

[hawkaw]

I read that too. The prosecution went to great lengths to say that a judge cannot make a decision on DOJ regulations. The prosecutor also brought up a case that was decided on the Fourth Circuit (where the appeal will be held off Ellis rules for Manford) which he believed bolster his opinion. I hope that turns out not to be the case here. I hope the judge looks at what Congress’ intent of the law when it came to clearly spelling out exactly what a SC can and cannot do.