Sentence examples similar to control prosecution from inspiring English sources

Jack Goldsmith, who led the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel in the Bush administration, said at the Georgetown event that Trump has "extraordinary theoretical powers to control prosecutions," though since Watergate, presidents have by tradition steered clear of putting their thumb on the scale in such matters.

"The judge had to control a backlash to an out-of-control prosecution," he said.

"It was an out-of-control prosecution," said Roy L. Austin, an attorney for Beale who led the move for dismissals at the recent hearing.

Congress has limited ability to enforce its own subpoenas since the Justice Department controls prosecution decisions about criminal contempt charges.

The Supreme Leader holds absolute power in the Islamic Republic of Iran, and the Judiciary technically controls prosecutions of criminal defendants and the operation of prisons.

Mrs. Alliot-Marie has said that an independent judge — a "juge de l'enqûete et des libertés" — will oversee and "control" the prosecution's inquiries.

Republicans have predicted that Democrats would try to use the confirmation hearings on the choice for the attorney general to showcase their differences with Republicans over issues like gun control and prosecution of hate crimes.

They would also put the control over prosecutions squarely in the hands of the president.

The court rejected the argument that having an independent special prosecutor impermissibly infringed on the president's power to control criminal prosecutions.

In more recent years, the Southern District has competed to win control of prosecutions involving WorldCom, Adelphia Communications and Frank P. Quattrone, the former Credit Suisse banker.

Although it is impossible to determine how much of the drug trade Mexicans control, federal prosecutions point to their growing role.