by Kyle Becker, Becker News:

Attorney General Merrick Garland is appointing a Special Counsel to investigate former president and 2024 presidential candidate Donald Trump.

“The special counsel will assess whether criminal charges are merited in connection with the handling of classified documents at Mr. Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida and oversee key aspects of the sprawling Justice Department investigation into efforts by Mr. Trump and his allies to overturn his 2020 election loss,” The Wall Street Journal reported, citing a senior Justice Department official.