Trump-appointed prosecutor contradicts GOP in Hunter Biden case – By Steve Benen (MSNBC) / July 10, 2023
The more the U.S. attorney in the Hunter Biden case sets the record straight about his probe, the more he tells Republicans what they don’t want to hear.
The more the U.S. attorney in the Hunter Biden case sets the record straight about his investigation, the more he tells Republicans what they don’t want to hear. Politico reported this morning on the GOP’s latest setback.
“U.S. Attorney David Weiss says he has not requested special counsel status as part of the years-long investigation into Hunter Biden. “To clarify an apparent misperception and to avoid future confusion, I wish to make one point clear: in this case, I have not requested Special Counsel designation pursuant to” the statue for appointing a special counsel, Weiss wrote in the letter to Sen. Lindsey Graham, first obtained by POLITICO.”
In case anyone needs a refresher, it was in March when Attorney General Merrick Garland testified under oath that Weiss, the Trump-appointed U.S. attorney in Delaware, had the authority to bring charges against Hunter Biden and the investigation was free of political influence. Garland added at the time that Weiss had never asked to be made a special counsel.
Recently, however, Republicans convinced themselves that the attorney general had lied, pointing to Gary Shapley, an IRS official and apparent whistleblower who made claims at odds with Garland’s version of events. It’s among the reasons House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has repeatedly raised the prospect of impeaching the attorney general.
