“To have the current President’s appointees criminally prosecuting the former President while they both run for the Oval Office is unprecedented,” RohdeD writes. “No such moment has existed before in U.S. history.”
Late on Friday afternoon, Attorney General Merrick Garland made an announcement that in an earlier era of American politics might have elicited bipartisan praise. Citing “extraordinary circumstances,” Garland appointed Jack Smith, a veteran federal prosecutor, as a special counsel to take over investigations into former President Donald Trump’s role in the January 6, 2021, insurrection and his alleged mishandling of classified documents.
Garland, a former federal judge who still speaks and acts like one, was referring to past criminal inquiries—the Teapot Dome scandal, Watergate—for which the department appointed independent prosecutors to oversee cases against political figures. The goal, theoretically, is to reassure the public that prosecutions—or the lack thereof—do not hinge on the political beliefs or connections of the person under scrutiny.
Smith, Garland’s appointee for special counsel, is now a part of that effort. “Throughout his career, Jack Smith has built a reputation as an impartial and determined prosecutor, who leads teams with energy and focus to follow the facts wherever they lead,” Garland said. A former federal prosecutor who has worked with Smith told me that she agreed, praising Smith for his professionalism and neutrality. “He’s great,” she said.
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