Ex-prosecutor Jack Smith named special counsel to run Trump probes
Erin Burnett OutFront
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The DOJ Should Appoint a Special Counsel for the President's Son, Hunter Biden
The attorney overseeing the Hunter Biden investigation was appointed by then President Trump and is still in charge of that investigation. John Cornyn, who's a member of GOP leadership in the Senate, tweeted, this is an admission of a conflict of interest by the DOJ. Ryan: It makes no difference whether or not he wants to partake. The law will decide what happens to him. That isn't something that rises the level of a special counsel.
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