this investigation now, and both investigations under jack smith, are career prosecutors. the people were politically appointed by president biden, and they will not be a part of the chain of this decision-making, with one exception, which you alluded to, a conclusion of the special counsel in that investigation, they will make a report, recommending charges, and recommending not to bring charges. so, that report, the attorney general can accept, or can disagree with certain recommendations. really, under the special counsel regulations, should not be refusing a recommendation by the special counsel, unless he thinks it is inappropriate, or unwarranted. so, even though you are right, ultimately, this will go together for who is a political appointee. he is subject to those regulations which, really, put this independents here. he is not to overrule the special counsel unless unwarranted, or inappropriate. then, you must report any overruling to congress. so, there is a fair bit of inde
of the hands of political appointees of the department of justice, putting that decision-making in the hands of a career prosecutor, never a political appointee, in jack smith. it is absolutely wrong for former president trump to accuse him of being a radical, leftist, liberal, prosecutor. there is no basis for that. everyone involved in this investigation now, and both investigations under jack smith, are career prosecutors. the people were politically appointed by president biden, and they will not be a part of the chain of this decision-making, with one exception, which you alluded to, a conclusion of the special counsel in that investigation, they will make a report, recommending charges, and recommending not to bring charges. so, that report, the attorney general can accept, or can disagree with certain recommendations. really, under the special counsel regulations, should not be refusing a recommendation by the special counsel, unless he
learned more about here is the special counsel regulations. because the special counsel regulations came into effect in 1999. they replaced what were the independent counsel laws that said you could have a truly independent counsel who didn t answer to the attorney general. trump is exactly right that this special counsel regulation does not put a lot of airspace between merrick garland and the ultimate decision. it does give him another layer, and with a jack smith, another experienced, reasonable voice in the room. it s more of a sidestep than a complete separation of merrick garland from the ultimate decision. but jack smith, because of his background, because he was the chief of public integrity, as you pointed out, the very division at the department of justice that would investigate and prosecute corrupt politicians, he is very used to
the special counsel regulations, and i expect the attorney general will abide them by the tee. speaking of those different investigations, you have the investigation into january 6th and, that was going on for 22 months. that had been dug up as a result of the congressional investigation. the mar-a-lago investigation is much newer, relatively recent, and is generally seen as more of an easier case to bring forward. how does that change the work of the special counsel? how do they go about dividing the resources for each when you think of what is alleged in the january 6th investigation? the cover-up, the potential coup, the alleged coup, january 6th sorry, the november document
thinks it is inappropriate, or unwarranted. so, even though you are right, ultimately, this will go together for who is a political appointee. he is subject to those regulations which, really, put this independents here. he is not to overrule the special counsel unless unwarranted, or inappropriate. then, you must report any overruling to congress. so, there is a fair bit of independence built into the special counsel regulations, and i expect the attorney general will abide them by the tee. speaking of those different investigations, you have the investigation into january 6th and, that was going on for 22 months. that had been dug up as a result of the congressional investigation. the mar-a-lago investigation is much newer, relatively recent, and is generally seen as more of an easier case to bring forward. how does that change the work of the special counsel?