Office of the Independent Counsel
GPTKB entity
Statements (60)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
government agency
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gptkbp:addresses |
government corruption
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gptkbp:analyzes |
government officials
misconduct presidents subpoena power |
gptkbp:associated_with |
special prosecutors
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gptkbp:controversy |
its independence
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gptkbp:createdBy |
gptkb:Watergate_scandal
Ethics in Government Act of 1978 |
gptkbp:criticism |
political implications
lack of accountability partisan bias investigative methods lengthy investigations |
gptkbp:disbanded |
legislative changes
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gptkbp:dissolved |
1999
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gptkbp:enhances |
transparency in government
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gptkbp:ensures |
accountability in government
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gptkbp:established |
gptkb:U.S._Congress
federal law oversight of executive actions check on presidential power high-level government officials |
gptkbp:headquarteredIn |
gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Office of the Independent Counsel
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gptkbp:independence |
gptkb:Archibald_Cox
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gptkbp:is_a_subject_of |
judicial review
public scrutiny |
gptkbp:is_designed_to |
conflicts of interest
political pressures government officials are held accountable. |
gptkbp:is_essential_for |
government accountability
|
gptkbp:is_featured_in |
a_necessary_evil
|
gptkbp:is_governed_by |
file criminal charges
|
gptkbp:is_involved_in |
gptkb:Clinton_administration
political figures high-profile investigations the_Monica_Lewinsky_scandal |
gptkbp:is_monitored_by |
gptkb:U.S._Congress
|
gptkbp:is_part_of |
check executive power
|
gptkbp:is_popular_among |
a political tool
a partisan entity |
gptkbp:is_tasked_with |
investigating serious allegations
|
gptkbp:is_used_in |
political scandals
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gptkbp:isProtectedBy |
government misconduct
|
gptkbp:judges |
gptkb:Kenneth_Starr
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gptkbp:notableFeature |
gptkb:Iran-Contra_affair
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gptkbp:notableWork |
gptkb:Watergate_scandal
gptkb:Bill_Clinton |
gptkbp:operates_in |
1999
executive branch specific legal framework |
gptkbp:primaryFunction |
conduct investigations
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gptkbp:receives_funding_from |
gptkb:U.S._government
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gptkbp:related_to |
checks and balances
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gptkbp:replacedBy |
gptkb:Office_of_Special_Counsel
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gptkbp:reportsTo |
gptkb:Congress
Attorney General |
gptkbp:successor |
gptkb:Office_of_Special_Counsel
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