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The DOJ names special counsel to oversee two investigations involving Trump

By Scott Simon,
Carrie Johnson
Published November 19, 2022 at 9:13 AM EST
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The U.S. attorney general has named a special counsel to oversee two sensitive investigations involving former President Donald Trump.

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Scott Simon
Scott Simon is one of America's most admired writers and broadcasters. He is the host of Weekend Edition Saturday and is one of the hosts of NPR's morning news podcast Up First. He has reported from all fifty states, five continents, and ten wars, from El Salvador to Sarajevo to Afghanistan and Iraq. His books have chronicled character and characters, in war and peace, sports and art, tragedy and comedy.
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Carrie Johnson
Carrie Johnson is a justice correspondent for the Washington Desk.
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