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Special Counsel Jack Smith
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Office of the Attorney General
Washington, D.C. 20530
ORDER NO. 5559-2022
Appointment OF JOHN L. SMITH AS SPECIAL COUNSEL
By virtue of the authority vested in the Attorney General, including 28 U.S.C. §§ 509,
510 , 515, and 533, in order to discharge my responsibility to provide supervision and
management of the Department of Justice, and to ensure a full and thorough investigation of
certain matters, I hereby order as follows:
(a) John L. Smith is appointed to serve as Special Counsel for the United States
Department of Justice.