Jack Smith, who prosecuted war crimes at The Hague, will run parts of the Mar-a-Lago and January 6 investigations

Attorney General Merrick Garland plans to announce Friday that he has appointed a special counsel to oversee investigations into the retention of national defense information at former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort and key aspects of the criminal investigation into January 6, 2021, according to a senior Justice Department official.