Attorney General Merrick Garland announced that he is appointing veteran prosecutor Jack Smith as a special counsel in Trump criminal probes.
Former President Donald Trump speaks at the Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Florida. Photo: Alon Skuy/AFP via Getty Images
Attorney General Merrick Garland announced on Friday that he is appointing veteran prosecutor Jack Smith as a special counsel to oversee the federal criminal investigations intoThe appointment of a special counsel is intended to avoid the appearance of a conflict of interest, and comes three days after TrumpThe special counsel will take over two of the most explosive investigations involving a former president in modern political history.
"Such an important appointment underscores the department's commitment to both independence and accountability and particularly sensitive matters," he said.This is the third time DOJ will have appointed a special counsel to handle matters related to Trump. Special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation of the 2016 Trump campaign's ties to Russia dominated the first half of his presidency.
Former Attorney General Bill Barr later appointed special counsel John Durham to investigate allegations of FBI impropriety in the Russia probe.DOJ's investigation of whether Trump illegally took government documents containing national security secrets to his Mar-a-Lago home in Florida is viewed as the most acute legal threat the former president currently faces.
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