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Merrick Garland: “I'm here today to announce the appointment of Robert Hur as a Special Counsel pursuant to Department of Justice…”

On the recordJanuary 11, 2023
I'm here today to announce the appointment of Robert Hur as a Special Counsel pursuant to Department of Justice regulations governing such matters. This appointment underscores for the public the Department's commitment to both independence and accountability in particularly sensitive matters and to making decisions indisputably guided only by the facts and the law.
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Merrick Garland
Democratic · District of Columbia

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Merrick Garland announced the appointment of a Special Counsel to investigate the handling of classified documents by President Biden.

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