Appointment of Special Counsel Amounts to Election Interference and Sets Dangerous Precedent

Attorney General Merrick Garland delivers remarks at the U.S. Justice Department Building in Washington on Nov. 18, 2022. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

Commentary

While the Republicans kicked off the 2024 presidential race with the announcement that former President Donald Trump was again running for president, in perhaps the ultimate sign of our ignominious times, the Democrats, in effect, kicked off their half of the contest three days later by appointing a special counsel to escalate their political prosecution of him.