#shorts Attorney General Merrick Garland did not provide a robust explanation on Friday for why he needed to give US attorney David Weiss special counsel status for the Hunter Biden probe, or why it was necessary five years after the investigation began.
In a televised statement, Garland only said that Weiss informed him on Tuesday that “his investigation has reached a stage at which he should continue his work as a special counsel.” Garland said he reviewed Weiss’ request, “as well as the extraordinary circumstances relating to this matter” and “concluded it is in the public interest” to make him a special counsel.
On 8/11/2023, US Attorney General Merrick Garland announced that US Attorney for Delaware David Weiss was appointed Special Counsel in the Hunter Biden investigation. Weiss asked for special counsel status in the Hunter Biden case. “This appointment confirms my commitment to provide Mr. Weiss all the resources he requests,” Garland said. “It also reaffirms that Mr. Weiss has the authority he needs to conduct a thorough investigation and to continue to take the steps he deems appropriate independently based only on the facts and the law.”
David Weiss signed a June 7 letter claiming he had been granted “ultimate authority” over the Hunter Biden case. However, Weiss’s letter to Congress — and Attorney General Merrick Garland’s earlier testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee that Weiss had “full authority” to charge Hunter Biden — directly conflicts with statements Weiss made to senior members of the team investigating the Biden son.” – The Federalist reported. This contradicts what an IRS whistleblower heard David Weiss say during one of his in-person meetings with the prosecutor.
Merrick Garland has insisted David Weiss had full authority to bring charges against Hunter Biden. In March Garland said under oath that Weiss had full authority to charge Hunter Biden. “The U.S. Attorney in Delaware has been advised that he has full authority … to bring cases in other jurisdictions if he feels it’s necessary,” Garland said.
Merrick Garland recently said during a press conference that Weiss had full authority to make a decision to prosecute in any district he wanted to. “As I said at the outset, Mr. Weiss was appointed by President Trump as the U.S. Attorney in Delaware and assigned this matter during the previous administration and would be permitted to continue his investigation and to make a decision to prosecute any way in which he wanted to and in any district in which he wanted to,” Garland said in June.
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why necessary 5 years after investigation began? Garland: Weiss informed him on Tuesday to continue as special counsel