Last month, Hunter Biden’s plea deal over tax evasion collapsed after a U.S. district court judge raised multiple concerns about the specifics.
In the case of Hunter Biden, the president has not been accused or charged with any wrongdoing by prosecutors probing the affairs of his son.
Mike Pence, another Republican rival for the presidency in 2024, told reporters at the Iowa State Fair that he welcomed the special counsel appointment — as he made his own dig at the Biden family. Rep. James Comer, the Republican chair of the House Oversight Committee, has been leading the congressional inquiry into Hunter Biden’s financial ties and transactions.
The Kentucky lawmaker has obtained thousands of pages of financial records from various members of the Biden family through subpoenas. Special counsels are typically appointed to investigate cases where the Justice Department perceives itself as having a conflict or where it’s deemed to be in the public interest.
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