By Tyler Durden
Update (1430ET): Garland named John L. Smith, known as Jack Smith, a war crimes prosecutor at The Hague and a former federal prosecutor, to begin serving as special counsel immediately.
Smith was previously the chief of the Justice Department’s Public Integrity Section, where he oversaw public corruption and elections-related investigations.
“Based on recent developments, including the former president’s announcement that he’s a candidate for president in the next election … I have concluded that it’s in the public interest to appoint a special counsel.”…
