Republican Congressman Thomas Massie, R-Ky., pressed Attorney General Merrick on the constitutionality of appointing Jack Smith as special counsel in a hearing Tuesday.
Garland testified before the House Judiciary Committee and was questioned by Massie on Smith's appointment to oversee the classified documents and January 6 probe into former President Donald Trump. 'What gives you the authority to appoint a special counsel to create…you've created an office in the U.S. government that does not exist without authorization from Congress,' Massie posed to Garland.
' JOHNSON FLOATS DEFUNDING SPECIAL COUNSEL’S OFFICE AMID JACK SMITH’S TRUMP PROBE Garland responded to Massie that, 'there are regulations under which the Attorney General appoint Special Counsel, they have been in effect for 30 years, maybe longer, under both parties. The matter that you're talking about, about whether somebody can have an employee of the Justice Department serve as special counsel has been adjudicated,' he said.
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