Attorney general appoints special counsel for Trump probes
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The decision to hand off the Justice Department's investigations of the former president comes just days after he announced another campaign for the White House.
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The prosecutor will oversee both the investigation into Trump's handling of sensitive government documents and the probe into attempts to interfere with the peaceful transfer of power following the 2020 presidential election, according to a Justice Department official.
The decision to hand off the Justice Department's investigations of the former president comes just days after he announced another campaign for the White House.
The official will oversee the case of the national security documents that were found at the former president's Florida estate and key aspects of the Jan. 6 probes, according to a senior DOJ official.
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