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'''Lawrence E. Walsh''', (born [[January 8]], [[1912]]) is an American [[lawyer]] and former judge and [[United States Deputy Attorney General|Deputy Attorney General]] who was appointed to the [[Office of the Independent Counsel]] in 1987 to investigate the [[Iran-Contra affair]] during the [[Ronald Reagan|Reagan]] Administration. |
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As a young man in the 1920s, Walsh worked as a seaman before becoming a lawyer. After graduating from law school, he served a varied career in public life, including as a prosecutor in the office of New York District Attorney [[Thomas E. Dewey]], Deputy Attorney General in the Presidential administration of [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]], and Deputy Head U.S. Negotiator at the Paris Peace Talks with North Vietnam. Walsh was also a litigation partner in a [[Davis Polk & Wardwell]]. |
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One detailed account of his work as independent counsel, from the perspective of a "target," may be found in Elliott Abrams's ''Undue Process'' (1993). |
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==1992 October Surprise (aka "Walsh the Kingmaker")== |
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Walsh was responsible for bringing an indictment out of the grand jury against Reagan Secretary of Defense [[Caspar Weinberger]] several days prior to the 1992 election which had a material impact on that election, as it carried with it an implication of culpability attached to [[George H.W. Bush]] from his role as Vice-president in the Reagan administration.{{fact}} According to former Clinton advisor [[Dick Morris]], [[Bill Clinton]] himself believed that this indictment was ultimately responsible for his victory, given his slipping poll numbers in the weeks leading up to the election.{{fact}} |
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President Bush noted that "the prosecutions represented a profoundly troubling development in the political and legal climate of our country: the criminalization of policy differences. The proper target is the president, not his subordinates; the proper forum is the voting booth, not the courtroom.”{{fact}} |
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Senator Bob Dole also observed that "Lawrence Walsh and his desperate henchmen would have stopped at nothing to validate their reckless $35 million inquisition, even if it meant twisting justice to fit their partisan schemes."{{fact}} |
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title = [[United States Deputy Attorney General]] | |
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before = [[William P. Rogers]] | |
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after = [[Byron White]] | |
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years = 1957–1960 |
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