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U.S. Justice Department names special counsel for Biden
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FILE PIC: U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland. /AP
FILE PIC: U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland. /AP

FILE PIC: U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland. /AP

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland named an independent special counsel Thursday to probe President Joe Biden's alleged mishandling of classified documents.

Garland said Robert Hur, a private attorney and former government prosecutor, would examine whether the discovery of classified government documents in Biden's home and in a research institute linked to the president violated any laws.

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