So, why is Attorney General Merrick Garland’s appointment of Jack Smith raising so many eyebrows? Many on the left have become frustrated with the investigations into Trump as two years have passed and nothing seems to be happening. Many had feared that Garland didn’t have the teeth and his investigations would suffer the same failure as the Mueller investigation.
However, Garland’s appointment of such an independent, hard nosed, serious, and unbiased prosecutor has many people believing that criminal indictments might soon be laid at the feet of the former president. His ability to manage complex criminal cases related to both public corruption and national security makes him a perfect fit to lead Justice Department investigations into the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot, as well as Trump’s handling of classified materials found at his Mar-a-Lago residence through an FBI search earlier this year, and Trump knows this.
