Prosecutor in Hunter Biden case is named special counsel by U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland

A Trump-appointed prosecutor was appointed Friday as special counsel to investigate the Hunter Biden case by U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland. U.S. Attorney David Weiss, the Delaware prosecutor who has been leading the probe, will now have independent authority to probe any alleged wrongdoing by President Biden’s controversial son. Weiss, a holdover from the Trump administration, will be responsible for the “ongoing investigation” of Hunter Biden “as well as for any other matters that arose or may arise from that investigation,” the U.S. Justice Department said in a statement. Weiss...