# Is there any precedent for the Justice Department's investigation into the Russia investigation?

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**Created:** [October 25, 2019, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-precedent-for-the-justice-departments-investigation-into-the-russia-investigation/842288 "2019-10-25T17:48:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![Running\_with\_Scissors](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a183cd/32.png) [@Running\_with\_Scissors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Running_with_Scissors)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2019, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-precedent-for-the-justice-departments-investigation-into-the-russia-investigation/842288/1 "2019-10-25T17:48:16Z")

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I assume everyone has heard [this news](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/justice-department-review-origins-russia-probe-turns-criminal-investigation-n1071731) by now.

Well, yeah, obviously it’s more kowtowing to the Cheeto-in-chief, but has anything of this sort ever been initiated before; that is, a criminal investigation of the cause of an investigation meant to prevent the country?

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**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2019, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-precedent-for-the-justice-departments-investigation-into-the-russia-investigation/842288/2 "2019-10-25T19:14:14Z")

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I’m not sure what you mean by “prevent the country”, but I would submit OJ’s search for the real killers as a precedent.

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**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2019, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-precedent-for-the-justice-departments-investigation-into-the-russia-investigation/842288/3 "2019-10-25T22:38:23Z")

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The war on whistleblowers is arguably the same thing. Criminal investigations into people exposing criminal behavior.