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Underlying statutory and regulatory sources support, rather than, as many legal commentators argue, barring a presidential subpoena. The most popular argument is based on the independent counsel's statutory obligations to follow Department of Justice policies, one of which forbids a subpoena to an investigation's target. Accordingly, Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr can invite Clinton, but not compel him to testify. Department of Justice guidelines do not, however, compel Starr to follow this policy when this would be inconsistent with the purposes of the Independent Counsel Act.
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President Bill Clinton's affair way of dealing with his impeachment trial showed that the nation-state has become a corporate state, as whenever he was asked about his extramarital affair he responded by citing the country's booming economy. In fact, his last State of the Union address resembled a CEO's report to the shareholders, with its citing an increase in earnings, decrease in unemployment, and high projected growth.
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The House must be allowed to present all of its case in the impeachment trial of Pres Bill Clinton as this checks the potential desire of Senators to mischaracterize the evidence before rendering a decision, an option which would defeat the political integrity of the process created by the Framers of the constitution. A full and open Senate trial would hold the Senate jurors accountable, not just the impeached president.
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