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Attorney General Garland names special counsel to lead Trump-related probes

The role will be filled by Jack Smith, a veteran prosecutor who led the Justice Department's public integrity section in Washington and who later served as the acting chief federal prosecutor in Nashville, Tennessee, during the Obama administration.

Associated Press

Nov 18, 2022, 2:00 PM

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