Republicans Wanted a Hunter Biden Special Counsel. They're Pissed They Actually Got One
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David Weiss will now have the ability to “prosecute federal crimes in any federal judicial district arising from” his probe into the president’s son

David Weiss will now have the ability to “prosecute federal crimes in any federal judicial district arising from” his probe into the president’s son

  • wrath-sedan@kbin.social
    14·
    1 year ago

    In case you want any more proof Republicans are just manufacturing outrage for the sake of outrage.

    “The undersigned request that you provide U.S. Attorney Weiss the full protections and authorities of a special counsel.”

    — Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI), in a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland on September 16, 2022.

    “There may be others who would be a worse pick than U.S. Attorney Weiss to be special counsel, but based on the prosecution of Hunter Biden to date, he has got to be close to the worst pick. This is unbelievable.”

    — Johnson, in a tweet today.

    Source from Political Wire

    • some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org
      1·
      1 year ago

      The lesson, of course, is that nothing will satisfy Republicans short of Garland appointing Trump himself to investigate Biden. Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) whined in February about the Justice Department’s failure to appoint a special counsel, before Fox News reported on Friday that he’s among those upset that it actually did, claiming Weiss isn’t the right man for the job. Sen. Graham was pushing for Weiss to become a special counsel as recently as last month.

      All they have is persecution complex and grievance.