U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed a special counsel in the Hunter Biden probe, a surprise move that intensifies the investigation of the U.S. president’s son ahead of the 2024 election.
Garland noted the “extraordinary circumstances” of the matter as he named David Weiss, the U.S. attorney in Delaware, who has been probing the financial and business dealings of the president’s son, as the special counsel as plea talks in the case broke down.
The sudden turn of events raises fresh questions about the case against Hunter Biden on tax evasion and a gun charge, deepening an investigation that was close to a resolution just weeks ago. Weiss had