Special Counsel Jack Smith has tapped Ray Hulser, a veteran prosecutor who previously led the Justice Department’s public integrity section, and hired David Harbach, who previously served as counsel to a Trump adversary, former FBI Director James Comey.
The two attorneys have prosecuted some of the most high-profile public corruption targets of both political parties in recent years, including cases against Senator Bob Menendez of New Jersey, former Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell and former presidential candidate and Senator John Edwards.
Yahoo
I should point out that Menendez is still in Congress.
[Harbach's cases] included the high-profile prosecutions of Republican McDonnell – whose conviction was later overturned by the US Supreme Court – and former Democratic presidential candidate Edwards, whose trial ended in a partial acquittal and mistrial.
[...]
Smith is largely relying on the existing teams of career prosecutors who already have spent months working on the investigations now under his direction, but he has authority to make new hires and detail lawyers from across the Justice Department as well.
Reportedly, these are the first two new hires.
Hulser had served in the public integrity section along with Smith; he’s remained at the Justice Department. Hulser most recently has been a member of the team prosecuting former Trump administration adviser Peter Navarro, who is charged with defying a subpoena from the now-disbanded congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack.
...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.
No comments:
Post a Comment