“the constitutional separation of
powers.”<span class="footnote-mark"><a 
href="#fn1x2" id="fn1x2-bk"><sup class="textsuperscript">1</sup></a></span><a 
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Given the role of the Special Counsel as an attorney in the Department of Justice and the
framework of the Special Counsel regulations, see 28 U.S.C. <span 
class="cmsy-10x-x-120">§</span> 515; 28 C.F.R. <span 
class="cmsy-10x-x-120">§</span> 600.7(a),
this Office accepted OLC&#x2019;s legal conclusion for the purpose of exer