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The appointment does not violate core separation-of-powers principles. Nor has the Special Counsel exceeded his authority under the appointment order by investigating and prosecuting Concord [Management and Consulting].
— Judge Dabney Friedrich of the District Court for the District of Columbia, in today’s opinion, upholding special counsel Robert Mueller’s appointment and constitutional authority in the case against Russian social media propagandists Concord Management and Consulting. Earlier this summer, President Trump tweeted that Mueller’s appointment was “totally UNCONSTITUTIONAL.”
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