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Garland to Name Special Counsel to Determine Whether Trump Should Face Charges...A formal announcement would come days after Mr. Trump announced another bid for the presidency
Wall Street Urinal ^ | Updated Nov. 18, 2022 1:40 pm ET | By Aruna Viswanatha & Sadie Gurman

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.

(Excerpt) Read more at wsj.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: arrestgarland; braking; deepstate; fascism; jacksmith; merrickgarland; mitchmcconnell; rupertmurdoch; scrolldown; specialcounsel; thefixisin; trump; uniparty; yesweknow
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To: Brian Griffin

Is that your way of broadcasting you’re not a threat to tyranny?


61 posted on 11/18/2022 12:17:48 PM PST by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: Brian Griffin

Both suggestions, 1776 and doing nothing will get you beat. Think outside the box and study history. I pray that we never get to this point ever.

If Trump hadn’t ran they would have dropped this idiocy. Garland will never be impeached, nobody in the BiteMe administration will be impeached, the prancing fairies that infest the GOP do not have the belly for a street fight that impeachment requires.

At best the House inquiries might cause the Democrats to invoke the 25th Amendment which they want to do already provided that the half-wit VP is not kicked upstairs.


62 posted on 11/18/2022 12:22:19 PM PST by sarge83
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To: WalkerinSC

Smith.

INK


63 posted on 11/18/2022 12:26:48 PM PST by Paladin2
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To: Red Badger

Special councils have all proven themselves to be nothing more than another corrupt arm of the justice department. They come in with a political purpose and they are just as controlled as anything else. It has been proven that the entire Russia scam was created and orchestrated by the justice department. And yet they got off Scott free. Huber....LOL Garland controls it all.


64 posted on 11/18/2022 12:27:12 PM PST by Revel
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To: Red Badger

Where is a special prosecutor for Biden family?


65 posted on 11/18/2022 12:27:28 PM PST by Reno89519 (Respect America, Embrace America, Buy American, Hire American.)
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To: Red Badger

Fascism.

100% Grade A Certified Fascism.


66 posted on 11/18/2022 12:27:38 PM PST by Oldeconomybuyer (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money)
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To: Paladin2

Or:

IANK


67 posted on 11/18/2022 12:28:20 PM PST by Paladin2
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To: WalkerinSC

Jack Smith...................


68 posted on 11/18/2022 12:29:04 PM PST by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: NicoDon

That’s exactly right—under the cover of a “Non-partisan Special Counsel”. Not Merrick himself, that would be a bad optical.


69 posted on 11/18/2022 12:37:27 PM PST by vivenne
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To: sarge83

“....the prancing fairies that infest the GOP do not have the belly for a street fight that impeachment requires.”

They are now and always have been,on the same side—they are happy about this.


70 posted on 11/18/2022 12:39:15 PM PST by vivenne
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To: Red Badger

It’s not. Its made up cr*p that the masses suck down.


71 posted on 11/18/2022 12:40:47 PM PST by vivenne
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To: SERKIT

Astute observation. Weasels, all of them.


72 posted on 11/18/2022 12:47:01 PM PST by vivenne
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To: abbastanza
They don’t have the courage.

THIS! Milquetoast McConnel wouldn't dare derail this bullshit!

73 posted on 11/18/2022 1:07:06 PM PST by usconservative (When The Ballot Box No Longer Counts, The Ammunition Box Does. (What's In Your Ammo Box?))
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To: Red Badger

Gotta get it all done before the new Congress is sworn in Jan m20


74 posted on 11/18/2022 1:13:23 PM PST by hattend
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To: Brian Griffin

so... because you’re outgunned, just turn the other cheek?


75 posted on 11/18/2022 1:15:24 PM PST by hattend
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To: Red Badger

NO!!!!!!!!!!!!

Another friken TWO YEAR MEULLER TYPE INVESTIGATION!?!????

HASN’T THE MAN SUFFERED ENOUGH???????

I’m at the point...


76 posted on 11/18/2022 1:17:39 PM PST by Basket_of_Deplorables (I was so afraic of him coming in the shower with me I would wait until later in the night” Ashley B)
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To: Red Badger
At this point, it's just a cheap vindictive lawfare tactic.

He's trying to financially ruin people now, since he can't criminally prosecute anyone. He'll keep investigating until the people he investigates go broke defending themselves.

-PJ

77 posted on 11/18/2022 1:18:29 PM PST by Political Junkie Too ( * LAAP = Left-wing Activist Agitprop Press (formerly known as the MSM))
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I don’t even know what to think This country is hanging by a thread and that thread is made up of a few house republicans. The deep state is mocking us and with the media being the arm of them…this won’t end well for our beloved country. Oh and this is the end of Trump’s political road, unless there’s a civil war.
Pray


78 posted on 11/18/2022 1:18:58 PM PST by BuckeyeGOP ( )
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To: Red Badger

This DOJ is partisan crap.


79 posted on 11/18/2022 1:20:18 PM PST by popdonnelly (All the enormous crimes in history have been committed by governments.)
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To: glorgau

“Special Counsel = Drag it out as long as possible while spouting the line in congressional hearings “we do not comment on current investigations”.

Yup. Maybe they’ll bring back Weissman and his band of devil spawn to run it. Subpoena his toilet paper.


80 posted on 11/18/2022 1:21:12 PM PST by Basket_of_Deplorables (I was so afraic of him coming in the shower with me I would wait until later in the night” Ashley B)
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