This report is submitted towards the Attorney General pursuant to 28 C.F.R. § 600.8(c), which states that , ‘[a]t the conclusion of the Unique Counsel ‘s work, he shall supply the Attorney General a confidential report explaining the prosecution or declination decisions [the Special Counsel] reached.’

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