The federal prosecutor who earlier proposed a sweetheart deal for Hunter Biden on various criminal tax and gun charges now has been given status of « special counsel » by Merrick Garland, Joe Biden’s attorney general.
The federal prosecutor who earlier moved forward on a sweetheart deal for Hunter Biden on various criminal tax and gun charges now has been given status of « special counsel » by Merrick Garland, Joe Biden’s attorney general.
The Washington Examiner reported David Weiss asked for the designation and Garland granted it.
« 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, » Garland said.
The investigation of Hunter Biden was begun in 2018, and concerned charges he took in millions of dollars in income and never paid taxes on the money. He also is accused of lying on a routine federal form when he applied to buy a handgun.
The Examiner said, « In June, the investigation resulted in Weiss’s office and Hunter Biden reaching a plea deal, which involved the younger Biden pleading guilty to two misdemeanor tax charges and entering into a pretrial diversion agreement to avoid a felony gun charge. »
Republicans, pointing out that others facing the same charges have ended up in jail, called it a « sweetheart » deal and a U.S. district judge rejected it because it could have been interpreted to prevent Hunter Biden from facing any future charges regarding other crimes.
Among those, WND has reported, could be charges he acted as a foreign agent without registering, as required by law.
