Circumstances here require the appointment of a special counsel for this matter. This Appointment Underscores for the public the departments commitment to both independence and accountability and particularly sensitive matters. And to making decisions indisputably guided only by the facts and the law. Lets bring in Wall Street Journal columnist Dan Henninger and kim strassel do you think Merrick Garland had a choice here or was he boxed in and really had to appoint a special council or is he just trying to build in some political insulation here for the hard choices that may come . Well i would say all of the above, paul. [laughter] for sure. I mean, really consider that one week ago today, we were all sitting here discussing that fiasco of Kevin Mccarthy House Speakership Roll Forward nearly one week we have a spectacle of a special council appointed to investigate the sitting president of the United States after one has already been appointed a special council to investigate the form
circumstances here require the appointment of a special counsel for this matter. this appointment underscores for the public the department s commitment to both independence and accountability and particularly sensitive matters. and to making decisions indisputably guided only by the facts and the law. let s bring in wall street journal columnist dan henninger and kim strassel do you think merrick garland had a choice here or was he boxed in and really had to appoint a special council or is he just trying to build in some political insulation here for the hard choices that may come? well i would say all of the above, paul. [laughter] for sure. i mean, really consider that one week ago today, we were all sitting here discussing that fiasco of kevin mccarthy house speakership roll forward nearly one week we have a spectacle of a special council appointed to investigate the sitting president of the united states after one has already been appointed a special council to inv
this cyclist and just driving away, despite calls for her resignation, her spokesperson telling fox news that she plans to remain in office. we re following this story. we are live in our new york city newsroom. you saw the biker pop up. this could have been so much worse. a lot of people are waiting for a more public response from the council woman. her office confirms with fox news in the past two hours she s not stepping down despite thousands of people calling for her job. take a look. this happened on july 19th. the council woman is accusing of driving the black suv. the driver had green light here. but it s what happened afterwards that s drawing the criticism. the biker gets hit, remarkably, pops right up, walks over to the sidewalk. police say he complained of pain in his ankle and leg. he didn t see the car s plate number. but police tracked it down using surveillance cameras. that car is registered to the council woman. police say two summons were issued for leavi
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