Smith's appointment as special counsel after Trump announced his 2024 presidential campaign was another effort to uphold Justice Department norms and the principle that the agency follows the facts and the law, not politics, said Anthony Coley, who previously served as Garland's chief spokesman at the department.
Attorney General Merrick Garland keeps poker face as firestorm erupts after Donald Trump charges
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“But that’s what inspectors general are for,” he said, “to call balls and strikes.”
DEA chief Anne Milgram faces probe into 'swampy' hires, no-bid contracts
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