US Attorney General Merrick Garland said the federal prosecutor who has filed criminal charges against Hunter Biden would get additional authority to investigate whether Biden engaged in improper business dealings
Moments earlier, U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland elevated Weiss, the federal prosecutor who has been handling the case, to special counsel status, which would give him additional authority to continue his investigation.
Weiss, originally appointed to his position as U.S. Attorney for Delaware by Republican President Donald Trump, began investigating Hunter Biden in 2019. He was allowed to stay on during the Biden administration. His appointment as special counsel gives him more independence than federal prosecutors usually enjoy.
"The appointment of Mr. Weiss reinforces for the American people the department's commitment to both independence and accountability in particularly sensitive matters," Garland said at a news conference. He did not take questions.Republicans have accused the elder Biden of profiting from his son's business ventures in Ukraine and China, though they have yet to produce any evidence of wrongdoing.
Special Counsel Jack Smith has filed two criminal cases against Trump -- one accusing him of trying over overturn his 2020 presidential defeat to Biden and a second that alleges he improperly took sensitive government documents with him when he left the White House and tried to prevent officials from recovering them.
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