The motivation you cite could be imputed to...
by Kbyrnes (2024-02-15 23:50:20)
Edited on 2024-02-15 23:50:42

In reply to: If their compensation didn’t depend on continuing the case  posted by manofdillon

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....anyone working on a hourly-rate basis. Was Ken Starr motivated to keep the Whitewater investigation going because the longer it went on, the more he'd be paid? Etc., etc.

I think the issue would arise if the hourly-rate paid
by Barrister  (2024-02-16 07:31:56)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Cannot reply

special prosecutor were funneling some of that money back to the salaried romantic partner who awarded him the contract.

I don’t think the defense has proved that, at least by my reading of how yesterday’s hearing went.

Exactly. It’s the hourly rate plus
by manofdillon  (2024-02-16 10:26:43)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Cannot reply

The financial benefit to the official who decides who gets the hourly rate. Again, I offer no opinion on the facts here.