Legal Observers Cast Doubt As Justice Department Reviews Trump Special Counsel
Justice Department leaders have discussed the matter more seriously, according to CNN, amid reports that Trump could announce a presidential bid as early as Monday night. Several legal observers interviewed by The Hill said it would be a bad idea for the Justice Department to appoint a special counsel. “If they’re going to get a special counsel because they think it’s going to protect the prosecution of the former president from a political attack on the grounds that the indictment is politically motivated, that’s a fool’s errand because going that route will have minimal impact on the scope and scope of criticism,” said Jeff Robbins, an attorney now in private practice who has served as both a federal prosecutor and Senate investigative counsel....