Garland names special counsel to lead Trump-related probes

Attorney General Merrick Garland announces Jack Smith as special counsel to oversee the Justice Department's investigation into the presence of classified documents at former President Donald Trump's Florida estate and aspects of a separate probe involving the Jan. 6 insurrection and efforts to undo the 2020 election, at the Justice Department in Washington, Friday, Nov. 18, 2022. From left, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco, Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division Kenneth Polite and U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Matthew Graves listen. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Garland names special counsel to lead Trump-related probes