```>https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/5/1214
Special Counsel shall receive any allegation of a prohibited personnel practice and shall investigate the allegation
Any means ANY, meaning that anyone can make an allegation of any government employee. Once there is an allegation, there is a list of specific procedures that the Special Counsel HAS TO FOLLOW, including notifying the subject of the allegation.
If, in connection with any investigation under this subchapter, the Special Counsel determines that there is reasonable cause to believe that a criminal violation has occurred, the Special Counsel shall report the determination to the Attorney General and to the head of the agency involved, and shall submit a copy of the report to the Director of the Office of Personnel Management and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
So, the chain of resporting is not limited to the AG's office, but ALSO THE OPM DIRECTOR & the OMB DIRECTOR.
Bonus § 1211 - Office of Special Council
>https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/5/1211
The Special Counsel may be removed by the President only for inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office.
Meaning that the Office of Special Counsel has to follow subsection 1214 or be removed for neglect of duty.```
