Posted on 11/18/2022 10:56:05 AM PST by Red Badger
WASHINGTON—Attorney General Merrick Garland will appoint a special counsel to determine whether former President Donald Trump should face charges stemming from Justice Department probes, according to a person familiar with the matter.
A formal announcement, which is expected by Friday afternoon, would come three days after Mr. Trump announced another bid for the presidency and would mark the naming of the third independent prosecutor in five years to examine issues involving Mr. Trump. The exact scope of the special counsel’s remit and who it would be couldn’t be determined.
The move reflects the sensitivity of Mr. Garland overseeing any investigation into Mr. Trump now that he is a declared presidential candidate. President Biden, who has said he intends to run for re-election in 2024, nominated Mr. Garland to head the Justice Department in part for the former judge’s promise to insulate the agency from political influence.
Some legal experts have anticipated such an appointment. Regulations governing special counsels provide for the attorney general to name an outsider if he determines that the investigation or prosecution presents a conflict of interest for the department and recusals of certain officials wouldn’t be enough to overcome the concerns.
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YEP! and give their pensions to illegal border crossers. Not a cent for corruptocrats. And then take it back from the illegal border crossers when they are deported.
I don’t know Jack........................😁
Just another fart in the breeze.
“Jack Smith was just named as special counsel... career prosecutor...
I wonder what his social media account postings look like. I’m sure they have been erased by now.
The internet is forever.... until it’s not...
Trying to detract from the Biden family corruption/sedition hearings will only work on the ignorant and willfully blind, Mr. Garland.
Have they decided to impeach him again?
Much like the “leaks” claiming Trump had “TS/SCI nuclear weapons documents”, we can be assured there will be a steady stream of “leaked”, aka PLANTED stories coming from the DOJ about horrendous crimes the Special Prosecutor has “discovered”. They don’t need to convict Trump, just damage his campaign. Later, we will learn none of it is true.
Anyone taking odds on whether the Scope Memorandum will be classified?
I’m just on ‘pins and needles’ waiting for the ‘Jack Report..’
I guess Trump won the foot race to this line. Now there will be several “deadlines” between now and Election Day 2024.
This allows the “Special Prosecutor” to leak crap throughout this process and Biden gets to say, “I’m not doing this…”. It allows them to subpoena a candidate for President, parade him through the process, and then ultimately indict and try him.
This is the worst kibd of political crap.
They are trying to force Trump out soon. That way there is time to get Biden out of the way, The Dems need Biden to beat Trump. But Biden can’t bet anyone else. If Trump hangs on until next December (for example) and then gets knocked out…the Democrats are screwed. They won’t have time to get a decent candidate to counter whomever the GOP has in the wings.
I don’t mean this as a “never Trump” poster; but rather from a political strategy point of view. I’ve stated I won’t vote for either of them as they are just too damned old. So I am just sitting on the side watching.
AFAIK, ‘collusion’ is not a legal term.....................
Get rid of you competition....lock them up...damn heathen. Dare to run against our empire.
You advocate being whisked away peacefully in the night? You might remember the words of Samuel Adams.
they have an undeterred march toward civil war. YES, i expect them to stop at some point, but they never do.
P
His speech last week frightened them. With a few exceptions it was closer to Dutch than Trump. It was given in a deeply personal manner without bombast. And while they hate Trump, the Left still fears Dutch because he spoke as an American and he spoke to alk. By doing this special counsel Garland hopes to force Trump back to his bombastic personal attacks. I pray he does not take the bait.
Any guesses on the lucky duck getting this plum assignment?
Trying to detract from the Biden family corruption/sedition hearings will only work on the ignorant and willfully blind, Mr. Garland.
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interesting how close on the heels of jim jordan & comer of house oversight committee announce hearings on the buydung gang’s corruption, garland announces a special counsel to torment trump
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