The big question now is whether the DOJ will be able to block Republican Congressional investigations because Hunter Biden will now be subject to a Special Counsel investigation. From Tyler Durden at zerohedge.com:
Bowing to pressure from conservatives and anyone interested in not appearing like a banana republic, Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed US Attorney David Weiss as special counsel in the ongoing probe of Hunter Biden, NBC News reports.
“On Tuesday of this week, Mr. Weiss advised me that in his judgment, his investigation had reached a stage at which he could should continue his work as a special counsel, and he asked to be so appointed,” said Garland in a Friday press conference. “Upon considering his request, as well as the extraordinary circumstances relating to this matter. I have concluded that it is in the public interest to appoint him as special counsel.“
Watch:
More via NBC:
Weiss will be responsible for the “ongoing investigation” of President Joe Biden’s son “as well as for any other matters that arose or may arise from that investigation,” the Justice Department said in a statement. Weiss asked to be appointed special counsel on Tuesday and Garland agreed it was “in the public interest” to do so, the attorney general said.
DOJ noted that Weiss, who was already overseeing the Hunter Biden probe, was nominated by then-President Donald Trump in 2017 and confirmed by the Republican-controlled Senate in 2018.
Hunter Biden agreed to plead guilty to misdemeanor charges related to his failure to pay income taxes earlier this year. But while standing in court last month waiting to enter the plea, the agreement fell apart over confusion about a separate gun charge.
How much more of this corrupt criminal federal government are we going to tolerate?