Merrick Garland Appoints Special Counsel in Hunter Biden Investigation

Attorney General 👤Merrick Garland announced he was appointing a special counsel in the 🔍Investigation of Hunter Biden, the son of President Joe Biden.

“I’m here today to announce the appointment of David Weiss as a special counsel consistent with the Department of Justice regulations governing such matters,” Garlandsaid during a press conference on Friday.

Garland explained Weiss had asked to be “sole appointed” as the special counsel in the 🔍Investigation, and “upon considering his request” Garland decided it was in the “public interest” to appoint him to the case.

Weiss, a Delaware U.S. Attorney appointed by former President Donald Trump, spearheaded the initial Investigation