Garland on special counsel appointment ruling: ‘Do I look like someone who would make that basic mistake about the law?’
- Attorney General Merrick Garland defended the special counsel appointment, stating, “Do I look like someone who would make that basic mistake about the law? I don’t think so.”
- Garland emphasized that the appointment process is constitutional and valid, saying, “That’s why we appealed.”
- He noted that every court, including the Supreme Court, has upheld the legality of special counsel appointments made in previous administrations.
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Garland on special counsel appointment ruling: ‘Do I look like someone who would make that basic mistake about the law?’
Attorney General Merrick Garland stressed his unhappiness with the Florida-based judge who said his appointment of a special counsel to prosecute Donald Trump was illegal, saying he wouldn’t make a “basic mistake about the law.”
·Atlanta, United States
Read Full ArticleAG Garland slams dismissal of Trump’s classified documents case: ‘Do I look like someone who would make that basic mistake?’
Attorney General Merrick Garland suggested Tuesday that his lengthy legal career makes it unlikely that he illegally appointed Special Counsel Jack Smith to investigate alleged crimes committed by former President Donald Trump.
·New York, United States
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