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Meet the Press NOW — August 11

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Merrick Garland's Decision to Make David Weiss a Special Counsel

The Department of Justice is not set up to be a Department of Special Counsels. Merrick Garland was trying to keep a, keep a door that raised the bar for having a special counsel. He thought he could give David Weiss independence by letting him proceed as a US attorney and working towards a plea. But now it looks like they're heading towards a potential indictment on felony charges - possibly a trial.

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