Investigations Carried Out By Independent Counsel
- Independent Counsel Arthur Christy relating to allegations of illegal drug use of Jimmy Carter's aide Hamilton Jordan, 1978
- Independent Counsel Leon Silverman relating to Raymond Donovan, 1981–84
- Independent Counsel Jacob A. Stein relating to Edwin Meese III, 1984
- Independent Counsel Whitney North Seymour, Jr. relating to Michael Deaver, 1981–89
- Independent Counsel Alexia Morrison relating to Theodore Olson, 1986–88
- Independent Counsels Arlin Adams and Larry Thompson relating to Samuel Pierce and others associated with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, 1988–98
- Independent Counsel Lawrence E. Walsh relating to the Iran-Contra affair, 1986–93
- Independent Counsels Joseph DiGenova and Michael Zeldin relating to improper search of passport records, 1992–95
- Independent Counsel Donald Smaltz relating to charges of corruption against Mike Espy, 1994-2001. Espy acquitted at trial.
- Independent Counsel David Barrett relating to Henry Cisneros payments controversy, 1995–2006
- Independent Counsel Curtis Emery von Kann relating to Eli J. Segal, 1996–98
- Independent Counsel Ralph Lancaster relating to charges of influence-peddling and the solicitation of illegal campaign contributions against Labor Secretary Alexis Herman, 1998–2000
- Independent Counsels Kenneth Starr, and Robert Ray relating to the suicide of Vince Foster, the Whitewater scandal, Travelgate, Filegate, and later the Lewinsky scandal, 1994-2001
- Special Counsel, Nicholas J. Bua (November 13, 1991) relating to allegations that high-ranking officials of the United States Department of Justice during the Reagan Administration (1981–89) had acted improperly for personal gain to bankrupt Inslaw Inc.. Bua was appointed by Attorney General William Barr to advise Barr on whether or not an independent prosecutor ought to be appointed to investigate the allegations.
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