special prosecutor

A year prior, he told supporters, "I will appoint a real special prosecutor to go after the most corrupt president in the history of the United States of America, Joe Biden, and the entire Biden crime family."

France's upper and lower houses of parliament are preparing to vote on a bill this week which would create a special prosecutor's office, with new powers for investigators.

Judge Boasberg also has the power to appoint a special prosecutor to pursue criminal contempt charges and to sidestep Bondi, a Trump loyalist who was appointed by the president.

He finally managed to get his Attorney General Bill Barr to name a special prosecutor to investigate Robert Mueller's Russia probe.

Nathan Hochman fired the special prosecutor who brought those charges late last year, but he has appointed a replacement who is currently overseeing the case.