Attorney General Garland names special counsel in Trump Mar-a-Lago probe

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(WASHINGTON) — Attorney General Merrick Garland has named a special counsel to oversee the entirety of the Justice Department’s criminal investigation into the unlawful retention of national defense information at former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate, as well as key aspects of its probe into the events of Jan 6.

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