Chris Geidner
So, per AP, this coming statement from AG Garland in 10 minutes is him announcing a special counsel in the Trump investigations. https://apnews.com/article/politics-donald-trump-merrick-garland-government-and-550c01de053c08db4d53ca57f315feb6
Garland names special counsel to lead Trump-related probes

WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Merrick Garland named a special counsel on Friday to oversee the Justice Department’s investigation into the presence of classified documents at former President Donald Trump’s Florida estate as well as key aspects of a separate probe involving the Jan.

Associated Press
Nov 18, 2022 at 7:08pmWeb
Show threadChris GeidnerNov 18, 2022
Here's the link: https://www.justice.gov/live
DOJ Live

Show threadChris GeidnerNov 18, 2022

BREAKING: Attorney General Merrick Garland announces a special counsel into Jan. 6/election certification delay attempts investigations — though not the individual prosecutions of those who entered the Capitol — and Trump classified records investigation.

SPECIAL COUNSEL JACK SMITH, a war crimes prosecutor who formerly headed the Public Integrity Section at DOJ. He oversaw an Espionage Act prosecution that ended in a conviction while at DOJ in 2015.

Show threadKenny JohnsonNov 18, 2022
@chrisgeidner Why do you suppose Garland took this route? It doesn't seem like it will really shield him from criticism from the right. What am I missing?