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Special counsel appointed in Trump investigations

Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Friday that a special counsel has been appointed to oversee the Department of Justice's investigation into former President Donald Trump regarding the documents seized from Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate, and his role in the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection. Garland said that given Trump's decision to run for president again, it was in the public interest to make the appointment. Jeff Pegues reports.
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