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Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Nov 18, 2022

Jack Smith, a former HCA attorney and U.S. attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee, has been named as a special counsel to oversee criminal investigations related to former President Donald Trump. Smith, appointed today by U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland, will oversee investigations into Trump’s actions related to the events of Jan. 6 and documents found at Trump’s private residence at Mar-a-Lago. Smith served as acting U.S. attorney in Nashville during the Obama-Trump transition, stepping down in 2017. He then served in the legal role at HCA before moving to The Hague in 2018, where he has served as chief prosecutor for Kosovo war crimes cases. The Nashville Post reported on the Tennessee connection. The Hill has more on the appointment process.