Watch Live: U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland Names Trump Special Counsel for Criminal Probes

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland announces charges against two Chinese nationals for trying to obstruct the prosecution of China’s Huawei Technologies Co Ltd, and four others with trying to spy for Beijing, at the Justice Department in Washington, U.S. October 24, 2022.
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A special counsel is expected to be named Friday by Attorney General Merrick Garland to determine whether criminal charges should be filed against former President Donald Trump.

The announcement is being made days after Trump said he would run for the White House again in 2024.

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Garland was appointed to his post by President Joe Biden, who well could be Trump's election opponent.

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