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Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks at the Justice Department Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022, in Washington.
Attorney General Merrick Garland has named a special counsel to oversee the Justice Department’s criminal investigation into the retention of national defense information at former President Donald Trump’s Mar-A-Lago estate, as well as key aspects of the department’s Jan. 6 investigation, according to a senior Justice Department official.
Garland is holding a press conference on Friday at 2:15 p.m. ET.
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