Attorney General Names , Special Counsel to Oversee , Trump Investigations.<br />On November 18, Attorney General Merrick Garland <br />named a special counsel to investigate <br />a criminal probe into Donald Trump.<br />On November 18, Attorney General Merrick Garland <br />named a special counsel to investigate <br />a criminal probe into Donald Trump.<br />Fox News reports that Garland appointed former Justice <br />Department official Jack Smith to oversee an investigation <br />into the unlawful possession of national defense <br />information by the former president.<br />Fox News reports that Garland appointed former Justice <br />Department official Jack Smith to oversee an investigation <br />into the unlawful possession of national defense <br />information by the former president.<br />Smith will also oversee a probe aimed at determining if <br />Trump or other officials interfered with the peaceful <br />transfer of power after the 2020 presidential election.<br />It is in the public interest to appoint <br />a special prosecutor to independently <br />manage an investigation and prosecution <br />based on recent developments, Merrick Garland, United States Attorney General, via Fox News.<br />On August 8, FBI agents seized <br />classified records from Trump's <br />Mar-a-Lago home in an unprecedented raid. .<br />On August 8, FBI agents seized <br />classified records from Trump's <br />Mar-a-Lago home in an unprecedented raid. .<br />According to a warrant and property receipt, FBI agents <br />seized about 20 boxes of items from Mar-a-Lago, <br />including documents that were marked "Top Secret.".<br />According to a warrant and property receipt, FBI agents <br />seized about 20 boxes of items from Mar-a-Lago, <br />including documents that were marked "Top Secret.".<br />Fox News reports that the records included under that <br />government classification may contain information <br />that could jeopardize international relations.<br />However, the classification also includes <br />national security information related to <br />the daily operations of a U.S. president.<br />According to the government, the search was <br />conducted under the belief that the former <br />president was in violation of federal law.<br />Those federal laws include "gathering, <br />transmitting or losing defense information," <br />which would fall under the Espionage Act
