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Aug 12 2023
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Trump takes aim at Hunter Biden special counsel he originally appointed
Former President Donald Trump has taken aim at the newly appointed special counsel in the Hunter Biden probe, David Weiss, despite the fact that Trump is ultimately responsible for appointing him a U.S. attorney. Trump offered criticism of Weiss on his Truth Social platform on Friday after U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland announced that Weiss would serve as special counsel to investigate
Newsweek
Aug 13 2023
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Politics chat: GOP candidates gather in Iowa; special counsel for Hunter Biden
NPR Fact Check
Aug 11 2023
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Hunter Biden attorney on special counsel David Weiss: ‘Nothing really changed’
An attorney for Hunter Biden, President Biden’s son, said the appointment of a special counsel for the Justice Department’s 5-year investigation into him “makes no difference.” Abbe Lowell said in a CNN interview Friday that the promotion of special counsel David Weiss, who has led the Hunter Biden investigation from its inception, does not change the likely outcome of the case. “What happened
The Hill
Aug 11 2023
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Republicans erupt in outrage after AG Garland appoints the special counsel they demanded
On Friday, Attorney General Merrick Garland announced that he would be appointing a special counsel in the federal investigation of Hunter Biden. The special counsel Garland tapped for the job is David Weiss, the U.S. attorney already heading the investigation. Weiss reportedly asked for special counsel status after an attempted plea bargain in which Biden would plead to tax evasion and gun
Daily Kos
Aug 11 2023
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Republicans who demanded special counsel to investigate Hunter Biden aren’t satisfied
For months, many Republicans called for a special counsel to investigate Hunter Biden. But now that the Department of Justice has designated U.S. Attorney David Weiss of Delaware to the role, several conservatives are complaining about the appointment. Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Friday that he appointed Weiss as special counsel in the investigation into Hunter Biden’s tax case
Washington Post
Aug 11 2023
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Naming Weiss Special Counsel in the Hunter Biden Case Doesn’t Change Much
David C. Weiss, the U.S. attorney in Delaware, was named as the special counsel in the Hunter Biden investigation. One oddity about Attorney General Merrick B. Garland’s decision to give special counsel status to David Weiss, the Trump-appointed U.S. attorney for Delaware who has been leading the investigation into President Biden’s son Hunter, is that both Mr. Garland and Mr. Weiss have
New York Times (News)
Aug 11 2023
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Republicans blast 'coverup' of Hunter Biden special counsel appointment: 'Something’s not right'
Republican lawmakers sounded off after Attorney General Merrick Garland on Friday appointed a special counsel for the probe into first son Hunter Biden.
High-ranking GOP lawmakers torched Garland's appointment of U.S. Attorney David Weiss, who led the prosecution in Hunter Biden's tax and gun charges, to head up the special counsel probe.
House Oversight Committee Chairman James
Fox News (Online News)
Aug 11 2023
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AG Garland makes David Weiss special counsel in Hunter Biden case
It was 10 months ago when Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed Jack Smith to serve as special counsel in the investigations into Donald Trump’s alleged crimes. It was eight months ago when Garland also appointed Robert Hur to serve as special counsel in the investigation into President Biden’s classified documents. And it was today when the attorney general appointed the third special
MSNBC
Aug 11 2023
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BREAKING: U.S. Attorney Investigating Hunter Biden Granted ‘Special Counsel’ Status
U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland announced on Friday that the Department of Justice has granted the U.S. attorney investigating President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, “special counsel” status. ABC News reported that Delaware U.S. Attorney David Weiss, who was appointed by former President Donald Trump, asked Garland earlier this week to be appointed special counsel and Garland agreed it
The Daily Wire
Aug 11 2023
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Hunter Biden special counsel appointment called ‘debacle’ for Biden Justice Department
After news broke that Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed David Weiss to be the special counsel in the ongoing Department of Justice’s Hunter Biden probe, former federal prosecutor and CNN legal analyst Shan Wu trashed the decision as a "debacle." Wu argued the move reveals that Garland is paranoid of looking political and slammed the AG for poorly managing the investigating into the
Fox News (Online News)