very different timelines when it comes to the appointment of a special counsel when it comes to the handling of classified documents. merrick garland appointed a special counsel to investigate the handling of some classified documents. his appointment follows the development that a second set of classified documents were found, these in a storage space in the garage of president biden s home in wilmington, delaware. the president s lawyer said it was a small number of documents. watch. on january 5th, 2023, mr. laush briefed me on the results of his initial investigation and advised me that further investigation by a special counsel was warranted. based on mr. laush s initial investigation, i concluded that under the special counsel regulations, it was in the public interest to appoint a special counsel. as i have said before, i strongly believe that the normal processes of this department can handle all investigations with
documents were among other records from the period of the president s service a as vice president. the fbi went to the location and secured those documents. on january 5th, 2023, mr. loush briefed me on the results of his initial investigation and advised me that further investigation by a special counsel was warranted. based on his initial investigation, i concluded that under the special counsel regulations, it was in the public interest to appoint a special counsel. in the days since, while he conned the investigation, the department identified mr. hur for appointment as special counsel. this morning president biden s personal counsel called mr. loush and stated that an additional document baring classification markings was identified at the president s personal residence in delaware. when i first contacted him about this matter, he said he could
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and i m not going to start now. reporter: mr. trump received one potential boost this weekend, the reinstatement of his twitter account, suspended amid concerns of how it might be used after january 6th. twitter s new ceo, loan musk, welcomed him back after a poll. earlier, trump indicating he would not leave his own social network for tritter. i don t see it because i don t see any reason for it. garrett haake reporting there. joining us now, former acting solicitor general, an msnbc legal analyst who insisted in writing the special counsel regulations when he was a staffer at the department of justice. you are a perfect person for this conversation right now given your history and your expertise. let s talk about what it means to appoint a special counsel first. attorney general garland said he did it because he needs to remove himself to some extent from the investigations because he was appointed by joe biden who may end up running against donald trump after he announced his
year at this point. but as soon as the former president announced that he was going to run, it looks like merrick garland moved this off of his plate. how do you see it? right. it s not really off of his plate though, is it, martha? i really think this is a lot of theater. as a matter of constitutional law and the special counsel regulations, the special counsel reports to garland. garland reports to biden. there s nothing that they can do about that. it s a politically fraught investigation unavoid ably. they still their finger parents will be all over it no matter what happens. so, you know, they may convince people there s a little detachment or insulation here, but i don t see it. what this will come down to in the end in terms of credibility is if a case is brought, does it look like it s supported by