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The Attorney General of the United States, Merrick Garland on Thursday, January 12, appointed a special counsel tasked with probing classified papers discovered at President Biden’s home in Delaware and at an office in Washington.   Garland said Robert Hur, a New York-born lawyer who formerly served as the U.S. …

Attorney General Garland announced that Robert Hur would act as special counsel to investigate Biden’s handling of classified documents. Video of Garland: Attorney General Garland said:The document authorizes him to investigate whether a person or entity violated the law in connection with this matter. The special counsel will not be …

CNN is reporting that President Biden could face a special counsel and a “full-blown criminal investigation” after a second batch of classified documents were located in a second separate location. Earlier this week, an explosive story surfaced indicating classified documents were discovered in a Washington, DC office Biden used during …

Republicans, like Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO), continue to intentionally miss the point that the Biden and Trump classified document situations are not the same thing. Hawley tweeted after the news that Biden’s aides found more classified documents at a second location from his time as vice president and turned them …

The 1/6 Committee wasn’t able to get into Trump’s inner circle, but Special Counsel Jack Smith has the tools to do so. CNN reported: The expansion under Smith shores up the office’s ability to examine broad conspiracy cases and determine the avenues of the investigation, another source said. They join …

Rachel Maddow and guest Andrew Weissmann explained why the Jack Smith Special Counsel investigation is different from Robert Mueller. Video: Maddow said to Weissmann, “And I feel like a version of the pitfalls that I’ve seen in historical investigations of that kind happened in the Mueller investigation as well, essentially …

Rep. Jim Jordan is worried about Donald Trump being indicted, so he is smearing Special Counsel Jack Smith. Jordan tweeted: Jack Smith was looking for ways to prosecute the innocent Americans Lois Lerner targeted during the IRS scandal. And people think him serving as special counsel won’t be political? — …

The new Trump special counsel is not starting from scratch. He is joining an ongoing investigation and most importantly has the power to indict Trump. Andrew Weissmann tweeted: The new Special Counsel, unlike Special Counsel Mueller, WILL be able to indict Trump as he is no longer POTUS and WILL …

Some of the cases he investigated resulted in a decision not to file charges. One of the most notable cases the public integrity section did pursue under his watch was the successful prosecution of the former Republican governor of Virginia, Bob McDonnell, on corruption charges — a conviction later overturned …

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) immediately called for Attorney General Merrick Garland to be impeached and the DOJ to lose its funding for following the law and investigating Trump. Greene tweeted: IMPEACH MERRICK GARLAND! — Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene🇺🇸 (@RepMTG) November 18, 2022 Republicans will need to refuse to appropriate …