Special counsel will oversee Justice Department’s Trump investigations

Attorney General Merrick Garland has named a special counsel to oversee the Justice Department’s criminal investigation into the retention of national defense information at former President Donald Trump’s Mar-A-Lago estate, as well as key aspects of the department’s Jan. 6 investigation, according to a senior Justice Department official.

Garland is holding a press conference on Friday at 2:15 p.m. ET. Watch the press conference live:

This is a developing story and will be updated.

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