(Washington Composite Electric) The US Department of Justice appointed war prosecutor Smith as a special prosecutor, responsible for supervising the two criminal investigations of the former President Trump and decided to sue Trump.
The US Minister of Justice Galan Friday (November 18) announced at a press conference that two major criminal investigations involved by Trump involved by Jack Smith, that is, Trump on January 6, 2021 Congress, Congress, 2021The role played in the riots of the building, as well as the handling of government confidential documents after his steps down.
Trump announced on Tuesday that he will strive to win the White House for the third time in 2024.Galan said that because Trump was going to run again, and President Biden may also seek re -election, he decided to appoint a special prosecutor to take responsibility for the two investigations.
Special prosecutors are responsible for investigating to help the government avoid potential conflicts of interest and favoritism, and will be generally not led by the Ministry of Justice because of the operation of investigators.
Smith has been an agent of the Federal Prosecutor and New York Prosecutor.Since 2018, he has been the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court responsible for investigating the Casevo war crimes.
He issued a statement saying: "The pace of the investigation will not be suspended or interrupted ... I will judge independently and quickly and thoroughly promote the investigation."
Trump said to Fox News on Friday: "This is the most serious judicial politics in our country."
The White House said that the government will not politics by the Ministry of Justice.The White House press secretary Jean -Pierre said that Biden did not get a notice in advance, "We have not participated in criminal investigations."
