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William Pryor: This is the first time, I answer my friend from Vermont, in the history of all of the legal independent counsels that we…

On the recordApril 23, 1996
This is the first time, I answer my friend from Vermont, in the history of all of the legal independent counsels that we have had, that an independent counsel has felt the necessity of retaining an ethics attorney or an ethics adviser. In this one, the taxpayers are paying $3,200 each week. I imagine that is more than a member--I do not know what a member of the Supreme Court gets.
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William Pryor

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Discussing the costs associated with independent counsels during a debate.

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