Attorney General Merrick Garland has appointed Jack Smith as special counsel to oversee the Justice Department’s investigations into Donald Trump, The Hill reports.
Smith would take the helm of two investigations, one into the mishandling of sensitive government records at Mar-a-Lago, as well as aspects of its investigation into Jan. 6. covering “whether any person or entity unlawfully interfered with the transfer of power.”
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