appointing a specialcounselatthistimeistherightthingtodo.
この時期に特別顧問を任命することは正しいことです。
TheextraordinarycircumstancespresentedheredemanditUsAttorneyGeneralMerrickGarlandannouncedonFridaytheappointmentof a specialcounseltooverseetheJusticeDepartment's investigationsintoDonaldTrumpwhojustthreedaysearlierannouncedheisrunningforpresidentagainin 2024.
Garlandsaidthatmadetheappointmentof a specialcounselimperativebasedonrecentdevelopments, includingtheformerpresident's announcementthatheis a candidateforpresidentinthenextelectionandthesittingpresidentstatedintentiontobe a candidateaswell.
A politicalindependentwhohadbeenprosecutingKosovowarcrimesfortheInternationalCriminalCourtintheHagueGarlandsaidSmithwilloverseeboththeinvestigationintoTrump's handlingofclassifiedgovernmentdocumentsandtheprobeintoattemptstointerferewiththepeacefultransferofpowerafterthe 2020 election.
MrsmithwillbeginhisworkasspecialcounselimmediatelyandwillbereturningtotheUnitedStatesfromtheHaguesmithwhopreviouslyoversawtheJusticeDepartment's publicintegritysectionsaidin a statement, quote, I willexerciseindependentjudgmentandwillmovetheinvestigationsforwardexpeditiouslyandthoroughlytowhateveroutcomethefactsandthelawdictatein a statementtoFoxNewstrumpsaidhewon't partakeinthespecialcounsel's investigationsandhascalledthempoliticallymotivatedwitchhuntsanofficialspeakingonconditionofanonymity.
SaidtheWhiteHousewasnotinvolvedinthedecisiontoappoint a specialcounsel, andBidendidnotrespondtomultipleshoutedquestionsfromreportersabouttheappointmentduringhisonlypublicappearanceoftheday.