In an article published on July 2, 2017, on the website of The Hill, partner Simon Bloom and counsel Troy Covington explore the history of the special counsel statute and provide insight as to the potential difficulty that President Donald Trump might encounter if he were to choose to fire Special Prosecutor Robert Mueller. Mueller, as the article explains, is investigating “any links or coordination between the Russian government and individuals associated with the Trump campaign.” Bloom and Covington discuss the statutory authority from which Mueller’s powers arise and the chain of command to which he reports. “Although commentators and academics are divided,” they write, “the majority of experts argue that President Trump cannot himself remove Mueller from the special counsel role because the statutory power to appoint a special counsel resides with the attorney general, and well-established federal law holds that the power of removal goes along with the power of appointment.” For the full article, you may click here.