Attorney General Merrick Garland said he had faith in the “integrity” of the Trump documents probe being overseen by special counsel Jack Smith.
Attorney General Merrick Garland on Wednesday afternoon defended the Justice Department’s classified-documents investigation of former president Donald Trump, who has been calling Jack Smith, the special counsel in charge of the probe, a “thug” and a “lunatic.”
In his first public comments since Trump was indicted last week, Garland would not answer specific questions about the investigation, but said that he had faith in the “integrity” of the probe and would let the indictment and future court filings speak for the Justice Department.
“Mr. Smith is a veteran, career prosecutor. He has assembled a group of talented prosecutors and agents who share his commitment to integrity and the rule of law,” Garland said at an event at Justice Department headquarters focused on reducing violent crime.
