Trump's Fate in Justice Department Probes Headed for Special Counsel - The Wall Street Journal

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WASHINGTON—Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed a peculiar counsel connected Friday to oversee Justice Department investigations into erstwhile President Donald Trump, according to radical acquainted with the matter.

The peculiar counsel volition measure whether transgression charges are merited successful transportation some with the handling of classified documents astatine Mr. Trump’s Mar-a-Lago edifice successful Florida and oversee cardinal aspects of the sprawling Justice Department probe into efforts by Mr. Trump and his allies to overturn his 2020 predetermination loss, according to a elder Justice Department official.