I will ensure that Mr. Her receives all the resources he needs to conduct his work.

As I have said before, I strongly believe that the normal processes of this department can handle all investigations with integrity.

But under the regulations, the extraordinary circumstances here require the appointment of a special counsel for this matter.

Republicans get the special counsel they've been calling for to investigate President Biden's handling of classified documents.

And it comes as we're learning more about the files and where they were found.

Meanwhile, a prominent name in the Republican Party says it's time for the GOP to move on from former President Trump,

calling him a proven loser. We'll have those comments just ahead.

And George Santos vows to stay in Congress despite more members of his own parties saying he should resign for making

up just about all of his resume.

Good morning and welcome to way too early on this Friday, January 13th, Friday the 13th, folks.

I'm John Lemire. Thanks for starting your day with us. Attorney General Merrick Garland,

as you just saw, has appointed a special counsel to investigate how classified documents

ended up in the personal possession of President Joe Biden. At a noteworthy press conference yesterday, Garland announced the selection of Robert Hur,

a former Trump-appointed U.S. attorney to determine if any laws were broken in connection

with the matter.

Extraordinary circumstances here require the appointment of a special counsel for this matter.

This appointment underscores for the public the department's commitment to both independence and accountability in particularly sensitive

matters and to making decisions indisputably guided only by the facts and the law. In a statement, her, the new special counsel, writes,

I will conduct the assigned investigation with fair, impartial, and dispassionate judgment.

I intend to follow the facts swiftly and thoroughly without fear or favor,

and will honor the trust placed in me to perform this service.

The appointment of a special counsel comes as new details continue to come to light

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