Merrick Garland addresses federal indictments against Donald Trump | USA TODAY

Attorney General Merrick Garland spoke about the prosecution team in the federal indictment case against former President Donald Trump.

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Attorney General Merrick Garland, in his first comments after Donald Trump’s federal indictment based on classified records at Mar-a-Lago, commended the prosecutors and investigators Wednesday but said he couldn't talk about the case.

Garland said Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith was a career, veteran prosecutor who assembled a experienced team.
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