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air the prosecutorial discretion of the Attorney General or any officer under his direction"); United States v. Armstrong, 517 U.S. 456, 464 (1996); United States v. Smith, 231 F.3d 800, 807 (11th Cir. 2000). Thus, the only real purpose in seeking the plea negotiations is to offer them in evidence against M

., 53 . 283 .1971); to accounting records, New York Stock Exchange v. Sloan, 22 Fed.R.Serv.2d (Callaghan) 500 ( .1980); to securities law, In re Crazy Eddie Securities Litigation, 792 F.Supp. 197 li .1992); to academic peer reviews, Keyes v. Lenoir Rhyne College, 552 F.2d 579 (4th Cir.), cert. denied, 434 U.S. 904, 98 S.Ct.

titled to discovery or use of the plea negotiations because plea negotiations enjoy an evidentiary privilege, as recognized by the Supreme Court in United States v. Mezzanatto, 513 U.S. 196 (1995). Additionally, because plea negotiations are rooted in the imperative need for confidence and trust, and because

(N.D.Ga.1971); to accounting records, New York Stock Exchange v. Sloan, 22 Fed.R.Serv.2d (Callaghan) 500 (S.D.N.Y.1980); to securities law, In re Crazy Eddie Securities Litigation, 792 F.Supp. 197 (E.D.N.Y.1992); to academic peer reviews, Keyes v. Lenoir Rhyne College, 552 F.2d 579 (4th Cir.), cert. denied, 434 U.S. 904, 98

General or any officer under his direction." 18 U.S.C. § 3771(d)(6). The Act codifies the long-standing principle that "[t]he Attorney General and United States Attorneys retain broad discretion to enforce the Nation's criminal laws." United States v. Armstrong, 517 U.S. 456, 464 (1996). This is due in large

., 53 . 283 .1971); to accounting records, New York Stock Exchange v. Sloan, 22 Fed.R.Serv.2d (Callaghan) 500 ( .1980); to securities law, In re Crazy Eddie Securities Litigation, 792 F.Supp. 197 li .1992); to academic peer reviews, Keyes v. Lenoir Rhyne College, 552 F.2d 579 (4th Cir.), cert. denied, 434 U.S. 904, 98 S.Ct.