AG Garland has appointed David Weiss as special counsel in the ongoing Hunter Biden investigation, giving the U.S. attorney — who was already overseeing the investigation — increased authority. Here’s a look at Weiss’ background:
Despite being nominated by Trump, Weiss has not been exempt from the former president's ire.
"If this special counsel is truly independent — even though he failed to bring proper charges after a four year investigation and he appears to be trying to move the case to a more Democrat-friendly venue — he will quickly conclude that Joe Biden, his troubled son Hunter, and their enablers, including the media, which colluded with the 51 intelligence officials who knowingly misled the public about Hunter’s laptop, should face the required consequences," a Trump spokesperson said in a...
Weiss started his career in 1984 clerking for Justice Andrew D. Christie on the Delaware Supreme Court, according to his on the Justice Department's website. He has also spent time in the private sector at the firms Duane Morris and The Siegfried Group.
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