Attorney General Merrick Garland named Jack Smith as special counsel to investigate Trump's handling of classified documents as well as the events of Jan. 6.

AG Garland Names Special Counsel for Trump Criminal Probes

and in some other political headlines that were watching Attorney General Merrick Garland, planning to create a special counsel tasked with determining if criminal charges should be pressed against. Former President trump. Special counsel will look into to investigations by the doj about the former president. Attorney General Garland, detailing the two probes in a press conference earlier today. The first, as described in court filings in the District of Columbia, is the investigation into into whether any person or entity unlawfully interfered with the transfer of power following the 2020 presidential election or the certification of the Electoral College vote held on or about January 6, 2021. The second is the ongoing investigation involving classified documents and other presidential records, as well as the possible obstruction of that investigation. The council will be led by Jack Smith, the former chief prosecutor in charge of investigating war crimes in Kosovo, and the news of the council coming only days after Trump announced that he does intend to run for the 2020 for presidency.