New special counsel has long career confronting corruption

FILE - Prosecutor Jack Smith, right, and Cezary Michalczuk, left, wait for the start of the trial against Salih Mustafa at the Kosovo Specialist Chambers court in The Hague, Sept. 15, 2021. Smith, the prosecutor named as special counsel to oversee investigations related to former President Donald Trump, has a long career confronting public corruption and war crimes. (Robin van Lonkhuijsen/Pool Photo via AP)