Reply #34: I too am skeptical of this move, however

[Beetwasher]

From what I've been able to determine about Fitzgerald so far, he seems to be an OK pick especially if he maintains his integrity. It's quite possible this move to appoint a special prosecutor and one that at first glance seems above board was done because the CIA is pissed and they pulled strings to make this happen. Remember, the CIA is powerful and they want a REAL investigation.

That being said, the problems as I see them:

In the amount of time it took to get to this point, much of the evidence could have and very well may have been scrubbed, such as WH emails, memos and correspondence.

Fitzgerald has to be wholly uncorruptible to carry out a fair investigation AND he still is supervised by one of JA's henchman.