I have that letter, too. It does not appoint him to a task force, nor authorize him to prosecute anyone.
All it does, is task Huber with looking into stuff already investigated, and see whether a 2nd Special Counsel should be appointed. And report the results straight to Rosensessions. Which no doubt, he already has done.
The end. Nothing else happening.
“I have that letter, too. It does not appoint him to a task force, nor authorize him to prosecute anyone.”
I make some points about that in Post 35.
- The letter is not Huber’s tasking. The extent of Huber’s taskings have not been revealed.
- US Attorney’s have an automatic responsibility to pursue investigation if made aware of credible indications of a crime.
-His review of the IG is a double check on the IG, who also has a duty to refer criminal indications. Redundant insurance.
- Either of those should (automatically) result in investigation/prosecution, without involvement of the AG.
- The only acceptable reasons to not pursue credible indications of crime are jurisdiction (which would require referral), lack of resources (which the AG assures Sen Grassley he will provide), or interference with other investigations (which would require coordination - in complex cases through a dedicated task force).