Garland Left Himself No Choice on Biden Special Counsel

Before history forgets him, I come to praise John Lausch, not to bury him.

John R. Lausch Jr. is the United States attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, in Chicago. When President Biden’s classified-information scandal fell into the lap of his attorney general, Merrick Garland, just after the first batch of top-secret documents was discovered on November 2, Garland made a move out of the playbook of his predecessor, Bill Barr: Rather than holding a sensitive matter close at Main Justice, he farmed it out to Lausch, an experienced, well-regarded prosecutor from outside the Beltway hothouse.

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Andrew C. McCarthy

Andrew C. McCarthy is a senior fellow at National Review Institute, an NR contributing editor, and author of Ball of Collusion: The Plot to Rig an Election and Destroy a Presidency.

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Before history forgets him, I come to praise John Lausch, not to bury him.

John R. Lausch Jr. is the United States attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, in Chicago. When President Biden’s classified-information scandal fell into the lap of his attorney general, Merrick Garland, just after the first batch of top-secret documents was discovered on November 2, Garland made a move out of the playbook of his predecessor, Bill Barr: Rather than holding a sensitive matter close at Main Justice, he farmed it out to Lausch, an experienced, well-regarded prosecutor from outside the Beltway hothouse.

About the Author

Andrew C. McCarthy

Andrew C. McCarthy is a senior fellow at National Review Institute, an NR contributing editor, and author of Ball of Collusion: The Plot to Rig an Election and Destroy a Presidency.