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Merrick Garland elevates Delaware prosecutor David Weiss to special counsel in Hunter Biden probe
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1:06Now PlayingAttorney General Merrick Garland announced Friday that Delaware US Attorney David Weiss would be given special counsel authority in the ongoing Hunter Biden investigation — raising fears among Republicans that the Justice Department was executing a bait-and-switch to hide the truth about the first family’s influence-peddling.
In a brief midday statement, Garland said Weiss had asked for special counsel authority Tuesday, with the AG agreeing due to “the extraordinary circumstances relating to this matter.”
Meanwhile, in a Friday filing with Wilmington US District Court, prosecutors said talks with Hunter’s legal team about a potential guilty plea to federal tax misdemeanors and a felony weapons charge were “at an impasse.”
“The Government now believes that the case will not resolve short of a trial,” wrote Assistant US Attorney Leo Wise.
Garland’s announcement came 10 months and four days after Weiss allegedly told officials from the FBI and IRS that he lacked authority to charge the first son, now 53, outside of Delaware.
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