LOADING ERROR LOADINGAttorney General Merrick Garland weighed in on former President Donald Trump’s now-scrapped classified documents case on Tuesday, arguing that he wouldn’t make a “basic mistake when selecting a special counsel to lead the probe. Earlier this month, U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon dismissed the case against Trump, ruling that Garland’s appointment of a special counsel to the case was unconstitutional. AdvertisementIn an NBC Nightly News interview with journalist Ken Dilanian on Tuesday, Garland said he disagreed with Cannon’s ruling, standing by his decision to tap special counsel Jack Smith to prosecute the case. “This is the same process of appointing special counsel as was followed in the previous administration,” he continued. In a concurring opinion in that case, Justice Clarence Thomas also questioned whether Smith had been lawfully appointed.

Source: Huffington Post July 31, 2024 08:52 UTC