Background and history : congressional investigations at the beginning of the twentieth century : broad investigative powers -- Mid-century developments : overreaching and new limits on congressional investigative powers -- Misconduct and cover-ups at the highest levels of government : congressional investigation of the Watergate scandal -- Separation of powers and disputes between the political branches of government : the Reagan EPA and Bush U.S. attorneys removal cases -- The Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination and congressional grants of immunity : the Iran-Contra investigation -- The attorney-client privilege in congressional investigations : the Whitewater notes dispute -- Impeachment : the Nixon and Clinton presidential impeachment proceedings -- Special independent investigative commissions : the Roberts Commission, the Warren Commission, and the 9/11 Commission -- Concluding observations : the challenges of representing clients in congressional investigations and the importance of aggressive congressional oversight.
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