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Following Trump arraignment, Merrick Garland defends appointment of special counsel Jack Smith

A day after former President Donald Trump's historic arraignment on federal charges, Attorney General Merrick Garland defended his appointment of special counsel Jack Smith, who is overseeing both the classified documents probe, and the investigation into efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 general election. Robert Costa has more.
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