Category: special counsel

Special Counsel to Investigate Biden Documents; J6 Panel Members May Aid Brazil Investigation

The Justice Department on Jan. 12 appointed former U.S. Attorney for Maryland Robert Hur as the special counsel to investigate classified documents found at President Joe Biden’s Delaware home and a think tank in Washington. The main suspect in the murders of four Idaho students returned to court. Prosecutors in the case might pursue the…


What We Know About Robert Hur, Special Counsel Probing Biden’s Handling of Classified Documents

Robert K. Hur, the special counsel appointed by Attorney General Merrick Garland to lead the probe into President Joe Biden’s handling of classified documents, is a former federal prosecutor with a “long and distinguished career,” according to Garland. “As U.S. Attorney, [Hur] supervised some of the Department’s more important national security, public corruption, and other…


To Fully Uncover Social Media and FBI Collusion, a Special Counsel Is Necessary: Former FBI Agent

The recent revelations shedding light on the collaboration between Twitter and the FBI are just the “tip of the iceberg,” retired FBI agent and former assistant district attorney, Marc Ruskin, alleged in an interview that aired on Newsmakers by NTD and The Epoch Times on Dec. 21. To fully uncover the collusion between Big Tech and the…


Trump Will Not Cooperate with ‘Sham Investigation,’ Spokesperson Says

Former President Donald Trump has branded as a “sham” a Department of Justice (DOJ) investigation into his handling of classified documents and the Jan. 6 breach. And he won’t cooperate with it, Trump spokesperson Liz Harrington said in an interview that aired on NTD’s Newsmakers on Nov. 23. On Nov. 15, Trump announced his candidacy…


Appointment of Special Counsel Amounts to Election Interference and Sets Dangerous Precedent

Commentary While Republicans kicked off the 2024 presidential race with the announcement that Donald Trump was running for president, in perhaps the ultimate sign of our ignominious times, Democrats, in effect, kicked off their half of the contest three days later by appointing a special counsel to escalate their political prosecution of him. This is…


New Trump Special Counsel Is a ‘Left Wing Hatchet Man’: Gingrich

The newly appointed special counsel to oversee probes related to former President Donald Trump is a “left wing hatchet man” in pursuit of a “witch hunt,” according to former House Speaker Newt Gingrich. Attorney General Merrick Garland’s pick for the role was Jack Smith, a registered independent and a veteran federal prosecutor who most recently…


Gingrich: New Trump Special Counsel Is a ‘Left Wing Hatchet Man’

The newly appointed special counsel to oversee probes related to former President Donald Trump is a “left wing hatchet man” in pursuit of a “witch hunt,” according to former House Speaker Newt Gingrich. Attorney General Merrick Garland’s pick for the role is Jack Smith, a registered independent and a veteran federal prosecutor who most recently…


Rod Rosenstein Says He Wouldn’t Have Appointed a Special Counsel After Trump Claims ‘Abuse of Power’

A Trump-era deputy attorney general has weighed in on the Department of Justice’s appointment of a special counsel to lead two criminal probes into the former president, calling it a “discretionary decision” rather than an obvious necessity and saying he likely wouldn’t have done so. Former Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, who appointed special counsel…


Trump Calls DOJ’s Special Counsel Appointment a ‘Horrendous Abuse of Power’

Former President Donald Trump made a statement in response to Attorney General Merrick Garland’s appointment of a special counsel to investigate him, with Trump calling the move a “horrendous abuse of power,” a “hoax,” and part of a string of politically-motivated “witch hunts.” Trump’s remarks Friday night at Mar-a-Lago came after Garland, who heads the…


What We Know About Jack Smith, Special Counsel Appointed in Trump Probes

Jack Smith, who on Nov. 18 was appointed by Attorney General Merrick Garland to be special counsel in two probes involving former president Donald Trump, is a veteran prosecutor with the Department of Justice (DOJ). Most recently, Smith was the chief prosecutor for the special court in The Hague responsible for investigating and adjudicating war…