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’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.with 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.
“For more than 20 years, I was a federal judge. Do I look like somebody who would make that basic mistake about the law? I don’t think so,” he said. “This is the same process of appointing special counsel as was followed in the previous administration,” he continued. “Until now, every single court, including the Supreme Court, that has considered the legality of a special counsel appointment has upheld it.”
Trump faced 40 charges related to his alleged mishandling of classified documents and his alleged obstruction of the government’s efforts to recover them from his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida.Earlier this month, his team filed a motion to try to halt the case after the Supreme Court ruled that U.S.
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