I guess Garland didn't want his attorneys to have to be the ones to take the heat.
And he didn't want to take any questions from the press. He sailed out of there the minute his last word dropped.
...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.
Jack Smith, a former chief of the Justice Department’s unit that investigates public corruption — the Public Integrity Section [during the Obama administration] — will take on the new role which operates largely independent of Justice Department control under decades-old federal regulations.
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The special counsel’s purview will include the Justice Department’s ongoing probe of Trump’s alleged retention of highly sensitive national security secrets at his Mar-a-Lago estate, as well as aspects of the effort by Trump and his allies’ effort to subvert the 2020 election and disrupt the transition of power to President Joe Biden.
Garland expressed an urgency behind both investigations, emphasizing that Smith’s appointment should not slow them down.
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During his stint at the Public Integrity Section, Smith oversaw the prosecutions of CIA officer Jeffrey Sterling, who was convicted in 2015 of disclosing national defense information and obstructing justice — two potential crimes at the center of the Trump documents probe.
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Since 2018, Smith has been prosecuting war crimes in the Hague stemming from the conflict in Kosovo. He’s registered to vote in the U.S. as a political independent, officials said.
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The announcement also came amid a flurry of notable activity at the federal courthouse in Washington, where three new grand juries were impaneled Friday, likely linked to the start of Smith’s investigation.
Politico
UPDATE:
MAY be connected. (May not.)
UPDATE: Well, he looks scary.
UPDATE: Here was Joyce Vance on November 16...
This is Joyce Vance November 18...
I've lost a little respect for her.
UPDATE 11/22: Speaking of losing a little respect...Jesus wept. What a cluster fuck.
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