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From the New York Post: 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.
Judge Aileen Cannon dismissed the federal classified documents case against Trump earlier this month, ruling that the special counsel was not lawfully appointed by Garland – a determination that made the Biden administration official bristle.
“For more than 20 years I was a federal judge. Do I look like someone who would make that basic mistake about the law? I don’t think so,” Garland said in an interview with “NBC Nightly News.”
The attorney general noted that his “favorite room” in the Justice Department is its law library to hammer down the point.
“I will say that this is the same process of appointing special counsel as was followed in the previous administration, Special Counsel Durham and Special Counsel Mueller, in multiple special counsels over the decades going back to Watergate and the special prosecutor in that case,” Garland argued.
WATCH:
In an exclusive interview with @kendilanianNBC, Attorney General Merrick Garland took issue with Judge Aileen Cannon’s dismissal of the classified documents case against Former President Trump. pic.twitter.com/SckDMfFwzR
— NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt (@NBCNightlyNews) July 30, 2024
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