That's a really cogent and well reasoned response. Thanks. The only question mark I still have, however, is that one of the articles--I think the first, makes a point of writing that Durham is still US Attorney for Connecticut but that he is down in D.C. working on this special investigation. So, if this is in fact a special investigation--and I have heard that term bandied about a few times--then the 'rules' are arguably different. Given that there is no mandate governing special counsels, it could be that the Durham investigation is operating outside of the purview of the US Attorney office--if that makes sense.