Darren Wilson's Side of the Story

[Boreas]

Originally Posted by finnbow

It's easy to say it should be done routinely, but the (substantial) cost of a special prosecutor comes from the prosecutor's (limited) budget.

Why? Such a procedure would require new legislation and, as such, the funding for such investigations could come from any bin in the government's cash drawer. Also, the proceedings would be in lieu of the "traditional" grand jury investigation, not in tandem with it. The money spent by the Special Prosecutor would be spent instead of the money the DA would have spent.

One high-profile case will suck the budget dry to the detriment of all other legal actions (e.g., the (correct) recusal of the Virginia AG in the Gov. McDonnell case cost VA taxpayers ~$1 million.)

And how much would have the DA spent had he been given the case?

John