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/
What If the Special Counsel Is about Scott Perry, not Just Donald Trump?
Given how narrow the GOP majority in the House is, any investigation into a sitting member of Congress could more immediately disrupt the status quo power than an investigation into a potential Presidential candidate. Which means the appointment of Jack Smith as Special Counsel may also pertain to the investigation of Scott Perry's actions leading up to January 6.
@bmaz Yup.
A lot of the work on Jan 6 will have been done by Thomas Windom and DC USAO people.
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