Trump Justice Department not expected to appoint outsider as special counsel, source says

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Source: CNN Politics

Published 5:32 PM EDT, Fri June 20, 2025


CNN — The Justice Department is not expected to appoint an outsider to serve as special counsel to handle politically sensitive criminal investigations, but will likely deputize a US Attorney to handle such matters if the need arises, according to a source familiar with the strategy.

On Friday, President Donald Trump once again called for a special prosecutor to investigate former President Joe Biden and aired unfounded claims of election fraud in the 2020 presidential election.

“A Special Prosecutor must be appointed. This cannot be allowed to happen again in the United States of America! Let the work begin!” he wrote on Truth Social.

The president has repeatedly called for a special counsel to investigate his predecessor over a number of issues.

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/20/politics/trump-special-counsel

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1. No outsider? Doesn't seem too independent to me.

[Chasstev365]

2. Like everything in his life, Trump has to cheat in order to win.

On the other hand, if we ever have another Democratib administration, no more wimps like Milquetoast Garland, who bent over backwards to please Republicans, even appointing a Special Proscutor to investigate totally debunked Bull Shit about Hunter Biden.