{"id":1997853,"date":"2023-08-11T13:36:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-11T17:36:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-investigation-special-counsel-appointment-may-complicate-house-inquiries\/"},"modified":"2023-08-11T13:39:07","modified_gmt":"2023-08-11T17:39:07","slug":"hunter-biden-investigation-special-counsel-appointment-may-complicate-house-inquiries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-investigation-special-counsel-appointment-may-complicate-house-inquiries\/","title":{"rendered":"Special counsel appointment may complicate House inquiries into Hunter Biden investigation."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhunter-biden-investigation-special-counsel-appointment-may-complicate-house-inquiries%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1997853&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Attorney General Merrick Garland&#8217;s Announcement Spells Trouble for House Republicans&#8217; Investigations<\/h2>\n<p>Attorney General Merrick Garland&#8217;s recent\u2064 announcement has \u2063sent shockwaves through the political landscape. In a surprising move, \u200bhe elevated the U.S. \u200dattorney investigating Hunter Biden to a\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sidney-powell-is-an-american-legal-giant\/\" title=\"Sidney Powell Is an American Legal Giant\">special counsel<\/a>, a decision that could have significant implications for House Republicans&#8217; investigations into the Biden family.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. attorney in \u200bquestion, David Weiss, had faced criticism from GOP\u2062 lawmakers\u2062 due to allegations of favorable treatment towards Hunter Biden. Whistleblowers and former FBI \u200dagents had \u2064raised concerns\u2063 about Weiss&#8217;s handling of the investigation. Despite the controversy, Weiss was left in charge when President Joe Biden \u2064took office.<\/p>\n<h3>House Judiciary\u200d Committee&#8217;s Request for Interviews<\/h3>\n<p>The House \u200bJudiciary\u200b Committee had requested interviews with Weiss and Lesley Wolf, an assistant U.S. attorney, among other \u200dJustice Department officials. The committee was particularly\u2062 interested in allegations \u200dthat Wolf had obstructed the investigation and favored Hunter \u2064Biden&#8217;s lawyers.<\/p>\n<p>Lawmakers pointed to the expected conclusion of the\u200b Hunter Biden investigation in late July as a reason for the Justice Department \u2063to \u2064make their officials available. However, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-rundown-gop-still-demanding-answers-voters-disapprove-of-hunter-plea-deal-liberals-capitalize-on-fatal-tragedy\/\" title=\"GOP demands answers, voters disapprove of Hunter plea deal, liberals exploit tragedy.\">plea deal offered<\/a> to Hunter \u200bBiden collapsed in court, \u2062prolonging the investigation.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;David Weiss can&#8217;t be trusted, and this is just\u200c a new way to whitewash the \u2062Biden family&#8217;s corruption,&#8221; said Russell Dye, spokesperson for the House Judiciary Committee. &#8220;We will continue to pursue facts brought\u2062 to light\u2063 by brave whistleblowers as well as Weiss&#8217;s inconsistent statements \u200cto Congress.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Objections\u200d to Weiss&#8217;s Appointment as Special Counsel<\/h3>\n<p>House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer also voiced objections to Weiss&#8217;s appointment as special counsel. He accused the Biden Justice Department of attempting to cover up the Biden family&#8217;s corruption and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-fbi-whistleblower-says-deputy-director-threatened-agents-uncomfortable-with-j6-investigations\/\" title=\"FBI whistleblower: Deputy Director threatens agents uneasy with J6 probes.\">stonewalling congressional oversight<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Weiss&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-facts-are-torture-attorney-for-capitol-rioter-derails-his-own-cnn-interview\/\" title=\"\u2018The Facts Are Torture\u2019: Attorney For Capitol Rioter Derails His Own CNN Interview\">plea agreement included<\/a> two \u200cmisdemeanor\u200d tax \u2063charges \u2064and a diversion agreement to\u200d avoid an unrelated firearm offense charge. However, the charges did not <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-investigation-special-counsel-appointment-may-complicate-house-inquiries\/\" title=\"Special counsel appointment may complicate House inquiries into Hunter Biden investigation.\">involve alleged crimes committed<\/a> \u200coutside Weiss&#8217;s jurisdiction, supporting whistleblower claims\u200b that other U.S. attorneys appointed by Joe\u200d Biden had hindered Weiss&#8217;s ability to pursue\u2064 more serious charges.<\/p>\n<h3>Implications \u200bfor House Judiciary Committee and House Oversight Committee<\/h3>\n<p>The\u200d appointment\u2062 of Weiss as a special counsel raises concerns about the House Judiciary Committee&#8217;s\u2062 ability to obtain answers regarding \u2064the slow progress of the Hunter Biden probe. However, the House \u2062Oversight Committee may have an easier\u200d time proceeding with its separate investigation into Hunter Biden&#8217;s alleged unregistered foreign lobbying, money laundering, and peddling of access to his father.<\/p>\n<p>While the\u2062 Justice Department may not be able to \u2063impede the House Oversight Committee&#8217;s\u200b cooperation with outside entities, it appears that Hunter Biden can\u200b no longer rely on\u2062 a plea deal \u200dfrom Weiss&#8217;s office.\u2064 The DOJ confirmed\u2064 a \u200cstalemate in \u2064negotiations with \u200dHunter \u2064Biden&#8217;s \u2064legal team,\u2062 making a\u2063 trial more likely.<\/p>\n<h3>Statute of Limitations and Impeachment Inquiry<\/h3>\n<p>It is worth noting that the statute of limitations has expired\u2064 for some of the most serious alleged tax offenses committed \u200bby Hunter Biden. This poses a challenge\u200d for Weiss to bring \u200bcharges \u200bon those offenses. \u200dAs House \u200bRepublicans \u200bgrow more vocal about the possibility of an impeachment inquiry, the appointment of a \u2063special\u2063 counsel could provide the Justice Department with \u200cnew reasons to resist cooperation.<\/p>\n<p>The\u200d political landscape\u2062 is undoubtedly \u200cheating up as investigations into the \u2062Biden family \u200ccontinue. The actions of Attorney General Merrick Garland and the appointment of David Weiss as a special counsel have added fuel to \u2064the fire, leaving many questions unanswered and the future uncertain.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Attorney General Merrick Garland&#8217;s recent decision to appoint a special counsel to investigate Hunter Biden could pose challenges for House Republicans probing the Biden family. Delaware U.S. Attorney David Weiss, now the special counsel, had been under scrutiny by GOP lawmakers due to concerns raised by IRS whistleblowers and a former FBI agent.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1997854,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1997853","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1997853","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1997853"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1997853\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1997854"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1997853"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1997853"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1997853"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}