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03786aam a2200529 i 4500 001 C33D8D660C2C11EAA2E5F95597128E48 003 SILO 005 20191121010049 008 180816s2019 nyu e b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2018039056 020 $a 0190943866 020 $a 9780190943868 035 $a (OCoLC)1049577033 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d BDX $d YDX $d GO6 $d RCJ $d IGA $d YDX $d DYJ $d UKMGB $d KBC $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- 050 00 $a KF5107.5 $b .C63 2019 100 1 $a Coan, Andrew, $e author. 245 10 $a Prosecuting the president : $b how special prosecutors hold presidents accountable and protect the rule of law / $c Andrew Coan. 264 1 $a New York, NY : $b Oxford University Press, $c [2019] 300 $a vii, 234 pages ; $c 22 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-230) and index. 505 0 $a A special kind of prosecutor -- The first one hundred years -- A cancer on the presidency -- The world Watergate made -- A new balance -- Can the president be charged with a crime? -- Can the president be compelled to testify under oath? -- Can the president obstruct justice? -- Can congress protect special prosecutors from the president? -- Epilogue: A double-edged sword. 520 $a "[This book provides a] history of special prosecutors in American politics. For more than a century, special prosecutors have struck fear into the hearts of presidents, who have the power to fire them at any time. How could this be, [the author] asks? And how could the nation entrust such a high responsibility to such subordinate officials? [The author] demonstrates that special prosecutors can do much to protect the rule of law under the right circumstances. Many have been thwarted by the formidable challenges of investigating a sitting president and his close associates; a few have abused the powers entrusted to them. But at their best, special prosecutors function as catalysts of democracy, channeling an unfocused popular will to safeguard the rule of law. By raising the visibility of high-level misconduct, they enable the American people to hold the president accountable. Yet, if a president thinks he can fire a special prosecutor without incurring serious political damage, he has the power to do so. Ultimately, [the author] concludes, only the American people can decide whether the President is above the law."-- $c Publisher's website. 650 0 $a Special prosecutors $z United States. 650 0 $a Presidents $z United States. 650 0 $a Misconduct in office $z United States. 650 0 $a Executive power $z United States. 650 0 $a Obstruction of justice $z United States. 650 0 $a Governmental investigations $z United States. 650 0 $a Rule of law $z United States. 651 0 $a United States $x Politics and government. 651 4 $a United States. 650 7 $a LAW / Criminal Law / Sentencing. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a Executive power. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00917857 650 7 $a Governmental investigations. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00945690 650 7 $a Misconduct in office. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01023635 650 7 $a Obstruction of justice. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01043030 650 7 $a Politics and government. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01919741 650 7 $a Presidents. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01075723 650 7 $a Rule of law. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01101218 650 7 $a Special prosecutors. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01128978 651 7 $a United States. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01204155 776 08 $i Online version: $a Coan, Andrew, author. $t Prosecuting the president $d New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2019] $z 9780190943875 $w (DLC) 2018039684 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20200318012533.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=C33D8D660C2C11EAA2E5F95597128E48Initiate Another SILO Locator Search