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The DOJ names special counsel to oversee two investigations involving Trump

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By Scott Simon,

Carrie Johnson

Published November 19, 2022 at 9:13 AM EST

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 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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