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The Attorney General appointed a special counsel Friday who will decide if Donald Trump should be indicted for crimes over his attempts to overturn the results of the 2020 election and his alleged mishandling of classified documents.
Donald Trump yelled out to the media from the steps of his golf club. The photo was taken by Don EmmERT.
Jack Smith, a former DOJ prosecutor, was named as the special counsel by Garland.
The Biden Administration could be accused of a conflict of interest since Trump is now a political rival due to the discussions about appointing a special counsel.
Trump announced Tuesday night that he is running for president again.
Garland said that it was in the public interest to appoint a special counsel based on recent developments, including the former President's announcement that he is a candidate for President in the next election.
The Justice Department is investigating Trump's decision to bring a trove of classified documents to Mar-A-Lago and his efforts to overturn the 2020 election results. Trump claims all the records he brought to Mar-A-Lago were unclassified, but he hasn't relented on his belief that he was robbed of winning the 2020 election due to widespread fraud The third time in five years a special counsel has been called to scrutinize issues relating to Trump, an investigation overseen by Robert Muller into alleged Russian interference in the 2016 election did not result in any charges.
According to CNN, prosecutors in the investigations are trying to get witnesses to testify before a grand jury.
Apart from the federal investigations, Trump has a lot of legal baggage. In September, the New York Attorney General filed a civil lawsuit against Trump, accusing him of committing financial fraud by deliberately misvaluing assets. Georgia is investigating Trump over his attempts to overturn the election results.
Trump launches a presidential bid.
The Trump Organization settled a lawsuit with protesters who said they were attacked.
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