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Government Corruption

Garland appoints war crimes prosecutor Jack Smith as special counsel to oversee Trump probes

2022-11-19

[Independent] Attorney General Merrick Garland

...rejected by the Republican-controlled Senate when President Obama submitted his name for the Supreme Court, as President Biden’s attorney general he daily demonstrates the wisdom of that decision...

has appointed Jack Smith, a former head of the Department of Justice public integrity section who previously served in prosecutorial roles at the International Criminal Court and the US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York, as a special prosecutor to consider whether former president Donald Trump should face criminal charges stemming from a series of ongoing probes into his conduct.

Mr Garland announced his plans at a news conference at Justice Department headquarters on Friday.

"Throughout his career, Jack Smith has built a reputation as an impartial and determined prosecutor, who leads teams with energy and focus to follow the facts, wherever they lead. As special counsel, he will exercise independent prosecutorial judgment to decide whether charges should be brought," said Mr Garland, who added that Mr Smith would be returning to the US from The Hague, where he has been serving as a chief prosecutor for the special court charged with investigating and prosecuting war crimes.

Mr Garland also said the appointment of Mr Smith as a special counsel would not slow completion of the investigations under his purview.

Posted by:Besoeker

#4 Their strategy will work perfectly as long as peoples perception of the Biden regime is that it is honest, stable and serving the public interest. Alternately, the Biden will appear to be John Candy competing in a log roll with Chuck Norris. It will be one of these two realities.

Posted by: Super Hose 2022-11-19 20:31

#3 ...criminal charges stemming from a series of ongoing probes into his conduct...

IOW, they got nothing but they need to keep feeding the Orange Man Bad propaganda machine so the networks and cable channels can keep having their two minutes of hate every day.

Posted by: Abu Uluque 2022-11-19 12:19

#2 He is tossing the hot potato. Dragging the investigation on through the primaries. Now every news cycle before an important event for Trump, this will fester up. And remember the 200 plus political prisoners in the DC prisons! Pawns in this horrible Soviet styled political process, Lennin is beaming with pride.

Posted by: 49 Pan 2022-11-19 10:02

#1 ... Jack Smith, a former head of the Department of Justice public integrity section ...

Ah, well, then everything will be on the up-and-up...right?....right?....

Posted by: Mercutio 2022-11-19 09:17

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