A former high-ranking Justice Department official under the Trump administration questioned Sunday the attorney general’s decision last week to appoint a special counsel to investigate the former president.
Former Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein said Attorney General Merrick Garland may believe outside counsel will lend more credibility to the probe.
“It’s easy to second guess from outside the department. I don’t know exactly what Merrick Garland knows, what information was available to him. He didn’t say that he was required to appoint the special counsel. He said that he thought it was the right thing to do,” said Mr.