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Former President Donald Trump scheduled a news conference Friday night at Mar-a-Lago.
Trump is expected to speak at 8:30 p.m.
It’s unclear what he plans to discuss, but Trump posted on his Truth Social account earlier today that he will make a statement on the “never ending Witch Hunt.”
Attorney General Merrick Garland named a special counsel on Friday to oversee the Department of Justice’s investigation into the presence of classified documents at Mar-a-Lago estate, as well as key aspects of a separate probe involving the Jan. 6 insurrection and efforts to undo the 2020 election.
Garland said Friday that Trump’s announcement of his presidential candidacy and President Joe Biden’s likely 2024 run were factors in his decision to appoint Jack Smith, a veteran prosecutor, to be the special counsel.
Speaking for a little more than an hour at Mar-a-Lago on Tuesday, Trump announced that he will run for president again in 2024.
Portions of this article courtesy of the Associated Press
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