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The prosecution is to be conducted before a tribunal whose members are not, like him, responsible to the whole people, but to separate constituent bodies, and who may hear his accusation with great disfavor.
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Johnson highlights the challenges of prosecuting officials before a tribunal not accountable to the public.
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