David Schwendiman: The new special council has a history of following the evidence and the law in high-pressure cases.
Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks during an event to swear in the new director of the federal Bureau of Prisons Colette Peters at BOP headquarters in Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022.On November 18, U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garlandand gave him independent responsibility for two criminal investigations affecting former President Donald Trump. Appointing a special counsel was the right thing to do. It was done at the right time. Jack Smith is the right person for the job.
During my time as the lead prosecutor of the European Union’s Special Investigative Task Force in Brussels from 2015 to 2016, and then when I became the first chief) prosecutor in The Hague in 2016, the people we investigated included the senior political leadership of Kosovo, among them its sitting president Hasim Thaci.
Before he was chosen to replace me, I knew and respected Jack’s reputation for independence. The job I was leaving needed a person who could continue to resist the immense pressure the prosecutor’s office was under to do something, anything, and do it quickly. It needed someone who would act deliberately and independently. I was delighted when Jack was picked to replace me.
Appointing a special counsel was not Jack’s choice. That decision was made by Judge Garland, a man of impeccable integrity. Choosing Jack as special counsel, appropriately distancing himself from these investigations, and investing Jack with all the independence he insisted on before he accepted the appointment, was the apolitical, ethical and professional decision demanded by the circumstances.
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'General Hospital' star Jack Wagner's son Harrison official cause of death revealed: coronerHarrison Wagner's death was listed as an 'accident' in the coroner's report. Fentanyl and alprazolam (Xanax) intoxication were listed as factors in his death.
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Ohio State football’s Jaxon Smith-Njigba ending Buckeye career and will not play in Peach BowlThe team announced Monday that the junior receiver, who has played only three games this season due to a hamstring injury, will shut down to rehab the injury in preparation for the 2023 NFL Draft.
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