As I noted on the failing bird, Garland's cited recent developments, plural, in appointing a Special Counsel yesterday.

The more urgent development is probably the GOP majority in Congress, not Trump.

We know, eg, that Scott Perry is almost certainly a subject of the investigation (they already seized his phone). If Jim Jordan is, too, that by itself would require the SCO, since Jordan will be HJC Chair demanding info on investigation.

If all the GOP Members of Congress who were on the pardon list are under investigation (with Perry and Jordan, Biggs, Gosar, Gaetz, Marge), that gets you to 6 of a likely 7 seat majority.

Then there are two freshmen MoCs who were at Jan6, Van Orden and Santos.

The MoC exposure BY ITSELF justifies a Special Counsel.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/11/15/derrick-van-orden-jan-6-congress/

They rallied in D.C. on Jan. 6. Now they’ll join Congress.

Derrick Van Orden attended the Jan. 6 « Save America » rally and marched to the Capitol, though he says he never entered. Now he's headed to Congress.

The Washington Post
@emptywheel okay so lets indict trump on Monday and the special council can do their thing for members of congress as needed