From WSJopinion: Whatever Robert Hur finds out about how classified material wound up in Biden’s garage next to his Corvette, Merrick Garland shoulders the responsibility for the investigation, including deciding how to conclude it
Review & Outlook: With more classified documents surfacing in Joe Biden's garage in Delaware, Attorney General Merrick Garland appoints a special counsel to investigate. Images: Zuma Press/AFP/Getty Images Composite: Mark KellyHear that quacking sound from Washington? It’s Attorney General Merrick Garland’s latest duck. Faced with news that classified documents were recently found not only in a private office of President Biden’s but also his Delaware home, including in the garage, Mr.
“I strongly believe that the normal processes of this department can handle all investigations with integrity,”. “But under the regulations, the extraordinary circumstances here require the appointment of a special counsel.” He claimed this would make clear the Justice Department’s “commitment to both independence and accountability.” The new special counsel is Robert Hur, who clerked for Chief Justice William Rehnquist before starting a career as a federal prosecutor.
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