So far, Ms. Reno has adamantly refused to seek an outside prosecutor.

It would stop frivolous charges against high-level officials, but serious accusations would be waved on to an outside prosecutor.

Her decisions made it highly unlikely that either will ever be investigated by an outside prosecutor for their role in the 1996 Democratic fund-raising effort.

Under the independent counsel law, she is required to ask for an outside prosecutor if she finds clear evidence of criminal wrongdoing by the President.

He said the scale and significance of the inquiry justified an outside prosecutor.

Where is it written that impeachment inquiries be limited to prurient material provided by outside prosecutors?

The Constitution has no provision, in its impeachment clauses, for an outside prosecutor to start the process of removing a President from office.

But the conflict should be weighed against the disadvantages of outside prosecutors.

They predicted that she will ask for an outside prosecutor.

Sorry, we don't do conspiracies, and we won't let any outside prosecutors do them.