Fig 3 Independent counsels v2

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3	Richard Nixon	Special Prosecutor	Archibald Cox Leon Jaworski Henry Ruth, Jr. Charles Ruff	Watergate, etc.	25-May-73	10-Oct-75	2 yrs. 4 mos.	83
4	Gerald Ford	Special Prosecutor	Charles Ruff, continuing Watergate appointment	Ford misuse of campaign funds. No charges.	16-Jul-76	15-Oct-76	3 mos.	no
5	Jimmy Carter	Special Counsel	Paul J. Curran	Bert Lance campaign contributions. No charges.	21-Mar-79	16-Oct-79	7 mos.	no
6		Special Prosecutor	Arthur H. Christy	Hamilton Jordan cocaine use allegation. Cleared.	29-Nov-79	28-May-80	6 mos.	no
7		Special Prosecutor	Gerald J. Gallinghouse	Timothy Kraft cocaine use allegation. Cleared.	9-Sep-80	15-Jan-82	1 yr. 4 mos.	no
8	Ronald Reagan	Special Prosecutor / Independent Counsel	Leon Silverman	Sec. Labor Donovan bribery, org crime, illegal payment, false statements. No charges.	29-Dec-81	10-Sep-82	8 mos. + 3 yrs. 6 mos. = 4 yrs. 2 mos.	no
9		Special Prosecutor / Independent Counsel	Leon Silverman		11-Jun-85	30-Nov-88	8 mos. + 3 yrs. 6 mos. = 4 yrs. 2 mos.	no
10		Independent Counsel	Jacob Stein	Atty. General nominee Meese personal finances. No charges.	2-Apr-84	20-Sep-84	5 mos.	no
11		Independent Counsel	Whitney North Seymour, Jr.	Presidential Aide Michael Deaver conflicts of interest.	29-May-86	16-Aug-89	3 yrs. 1 mo.	1
12		Independent Counsel	James McKay Alexia Morrison	Asst Atty General Ted Olson,alleged false testimony, obstruction. No charges.	23-Apr-86	14-Mar-89	2 yrs. 11 mos.	no
13		Independent Counsel	Lawrence Walsh	Iran-Contra: sale of arms to Iran, illegal payments to Contras.	19-Dec-86	4-Aug-93	6 yrs. 8 mos.	14
14		Independent Counsel	James McKay	Nofziger, Meese, Webtech, etc.	2-Feb-87	18-Jul-88	1 yr. 5 mos.	1
15		Independent Counsel	Carl S. Raugh James R. Harper	Lawrence Wallace, Asst. Attorney General. No charges.	19-Dec-86	18-Dec-87	1 yr.	no
16	George H W Bush	Independent Counsel	Not named	Under seal.	31-May-89	23-Aug-89	3 mos.	no
17		Special Counsel	Frederick B. Lacey	Weapons to Iraq scandal; international bank scancal. No charges.	16-Oct-92	8-Dec-92	2 mos.	no
18		Independent Counsel	Arlin Adams Larry D. Thompson	HUD Sec Samuel Pierce and others fraud re grant rigging.	1-Mar-90	27-Oct-98	8 yrs. 7 mos.	16
19		Independent Counsel	Not named	Under seal.	19-Apr-91	15-Jul-92	1 yr. 3 mos.	no
20		Special Counsel	Nicholas J. Bua	DOJ conspiracy against private company Inslaw.	1-Nov-91	1-Mar-93	1 yr. 4 mos.	no
21		Independent Counsel	Joseph E. diGenova Michael F. Zeldin	Bush asst Janet Mullins searched candidate Clinton's passport files. No charges.	14-Dec-92	30-Nov-95	2 yrs 11 mos.	no
22	Bill Clinton	Independent Counsel	Robert Fiske Special Counsel Kenneth W. Starr Robert W. Ray Julie F. Thomas	Whitewater, Madison Savings, Capital Mgmt, Vince Foster, Lewinsky. Clinton referred to Congress. (Other convictions unrelated to Clinton campaign or Presidency.)	24-Jan-94	6-Mar-02	8 yrs. 2 mos.	1
23		Independent Counsel	Donald C. Smaltz	Mike Espy, Sec of Agriculture gifts and gratuities. Acquitted.	9-Sep-94	25-Jan-01	6 yrs. 3 mos.	19
24		Independent Counsel	David M. Barrett	Sec HUD Henry Cisneros false statements to FBI. Cisneros plea to misdemeanor. Referrals to Justice Dept resulted in some convictions, unrelated to govt.	24-May-95	13-Aug-04	9 yrs. 3 mos.	1
25		Independent Counsel	Robert W. Ray	Madison, re Anthony Marceca. No charges.	21-Jul-96	16-Mar-00	3 yrs. 4 mos.	no
26		Independent Counsel	Daniel S. Pearson	Ron Brown, Sec of Commerce financial dealings. Brown's death ended investigation.	6-Jul-95	14-Nov-96	1 yr. 4 mos.	no
27		Independent Counsel	Curtis E. von Kann	Eli Segal, Americorps chief conflicts of interest. No charges.	27-Nov-96	21-Aug-97	10 mos.	no
28		Independent Counsel	Carol Elder Bruce	Bruce Babbitt, Sec of Interior, alleged false statements to Congress. No charges.	19-Mar-98	22-Aug-00	2 yrs. 5 mos.	no
29		Independent Counsel	Ralph I. Lancaster	Alexis Herman, Labor Sec, illlegal campaign contributions solicitation. No charges. (1 foreign person indicted.)	26-May-98	7-Apr-00	2 yrs.	1
30		Special Counsel	John Danforth	FBI's handling of the Waco siege. No charges.	9-Sep-99	8-Nov-00	1 yr. 2mos.	no
31	George W Bush	Special Counsel	Patrick Fitzgerald	Outing of Valerie Plame Wilson as a CIA agent, Scooter Libby.	30-Dec-03	6-Mar-07	3 yrs. 2 mos.	1
32	Barack Obama	No special prosecutor, special or independent counsel
33	Donald Trump	Special Counsel	Robert S. Mueller	Russian interference in the 2016 US Presidential election and related matters.	17-May-17		1 yr. 10 mos. So far	37 So far
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