WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 2: U.S. Attorney Merrick Garland attends a news conference at the U.S. Department of Justice August 2, 2022 in Washington, DC. Garland announced that the U.S. Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit seeking to block Idaho's new restrictive abortion law. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
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Merrick Garland announces special counsel to oversee Trump investigations
Attorney General Merrick Garland announced that he has appointed Jack Smith as special counsel to oversee the criminal investigations into the retention of national defense information at former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort and parts of the January 6, 2021 insurrection.
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WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 2: U.S. Attorney Merrick Garland attends a news conference at the U.S. Department of Justice August 2, 2022 in Washington, DC. Garland announced that the U.S. Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit seeking to block Idaho's new restrictive abortion law. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
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