But after this apparent exoneration and a vote of confidence by Mr. Carter — he stated in a news conference that he was proud of his budget director — critics seized on specific items that the comptroller considered unsound, like poorly secured loans to bank officers and their relatives.
"This law calls for the exoneration of tyrants in the home," says Maria Mokhova, executive director of the "Sisters" crisis center for abuse victims.
Chief Pulaski added, however, that the police were "very careful to use this and consider this as an exoneration tool, as well as an investigative tool to see who did it".
Over recent months, a disproportionate volume of this traffic has been devoted to the exoneration, and at times, it seems, the canonization, of saturated fat.
The title of the book notwithstanding, this is an exoneration of the news media's role in presidential politics.
I have fully abided by the rules governing members of Congress and look forward to the full exoneration this process will provide".
With Mr. Velazquez's cause being promoted by David Lemus, who was wrongfully convicted in the Palladium nightclub killing, and Dan Slepian, an NBC News producer who lobbied for Mr. Lemus's exoneration, this case could represent the most widely publicized test so far of Mr. Vance's unit.
US authorities are this weekend weighing the merits of several petitions seeking the exoneration of Steven Avery, the central character of the hit Netflix documentary series, Making a Murderer, after an overwhelming response from viewers who believe he was framed.
(Comey may also have been trying to appease a rump group of right-leaning F.B.I. agents, who are also unhappy with the exoneration of Clinton. The leaks are unclear on this point).
