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In reply to the discussion: For those of us who complained about how long this took [View all]
IronLionZion
(51,280 posts)45. Garland appointed Jack Smith as special counsel
On November 18, 2022, United States Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed Smith special counsel to oversee the criminal investigations into Donald Trump's actions regarding the January 6 United States Capitol attack, and Trump's handling and storage of government records, including classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago estate.
US Attorneys report up to the Attorney General. This is all DOJ.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smith_special_counsel_investigation
The Smith special counsel investigation is an ongoing investigation opened by U.S. Attorney General, Merrick Garland, on November 18, 2022, to continue two investigations that had been initiated by the Department of Justice (DOJ). Garland appointed Jack Smith, a longtime federal prosecutor, to lead the independent investigations. Smith was tasked with investigating former president Donald Trump's role in the January 6 United States Capitol attack, and Trump's mishandling of government records, including classified documents.
Smith moved quickly to advance his investigations, assembling a team of at least twenty DOJ prosecutors, and within days had called witnesses for grand jury testimony, issued subpoenas to election officials in multiple states and asked a federal judge to hold Trump in contempt for refusing to comply with a subpoena.
The Smith special counsel investigation is an ongoing investigation opened by U.S. Attorney General, Merrick Garland, on November 18, 2022, to continue two investigations that had been initiated by the Department of Justice (DOJ). Garland appointed Jack Smith, a longtime federal prosecutor, to lead the independent investigations. Smith was tasked with investigating former president Donald Trump's role in the January 6 United States Capitol attack, and Trump's mishandling of government records, including classified documents.
Smith moved quickly to advance his investigations, assembling a team of at least twenty DOJ prosecutors, and within days had called witnesses for grand jury testimony, issued subpoenas to election officials in multiple states and asked a federal judge to hold Trump in contempt for refusing to comply with a subpoena.
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If you complained about the time it took AND you have prosecutorial experience, I'll listen.
brooklynite
Jun 2023
#6
Did Garland not have the full force of the DOJ expertise and resources for those 2 years?
Scrivener7
Jun 2023
#26
He absolutelu did. He also had the full scope of responsibilities running DOJ.
Beastly Boy
Jun 2023
#34
So we agree that the cases against Trump did not move forward as quickly as they could have
Scrivener7
Jun 2023
#36
LOL, Don't be sad, I'm sure everyone will think up something new to complain about!
FSogol
Jun 2023
#9
Ancianita has put together an excellent post on activities in the investigations.
Scrivener7
Jun 2023
#28
Without the actions of Garland's team (who became the bulk of Smith's team)
Fiendish Thingy
Jun 2023
#33
Yes. Ancianita's post shows Garland did do a few things in the 2 years before Smith was hired.
Scrivener7
Jun 2023
#35
Yes. After MANY months of prompting, Garland did subpoena the documents and move
Scrivener7
Jun 2023
#38
Prosecutors can't win cases without evidence, regardless of how quickly or slowly it's obtained
Fiendish Thingy
Jun 2023
#42
The truth of the matter is that the documents case took a year, incident to indictment.
Chainfire
Jun 2023
#46