{"id":1998306,"date":"2023-08-11T19:32:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-11T23:32:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-republicans-immediately-blast-appointment-of-david-weiss-as-hunter-biden-special-counsel\/"},"modified":"2023-08-11T19:33:27","modified_gmt":"2023-08-11T23:33:27","slug":"top-republicans-immediately-blast-appointment-of-david-weiss-as-hunter-biden-special-counsel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-republicans-immediately-blast-appointment-of-david-weiss-as-hunter-biden-special-counsel\/","title":{"rendered":"Top GOP swiftly condemn David Weiss&#8217; selection as Hunter Biden special counsel."},"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\">24<\/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%2Ftop-republicans-immediately-blast-appointment-of-david-weiss-as-hunter-biden-special-counsel%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=1998306&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>Top Republicans Slam Department\u200c of Justice \u2063Over Appointment of Special Counsel in Hunter Biden Investigation<\/h2>\n<p>Top\u2064 Republicans have strongly criticized the Department of Justice (DOJ) after it \u2063was revealed that the federal prosecutor who offered Hunter \u200cBiden a &#8220;sweetheart&#8221; plea deal \u200bhas been named\u200b as a special counsel\u200c in the ongoing\u200d investigation into \u2063him.<\/p>\n<p>Attorney General\u200d Merrick Garland made the announcement on Friday, \u200cgranting U.S. Attorney for Delaware David Weiss full authority to conduct the Hunter Biden \u200binvestigation \u2064as he deems necessary.<\/p>\n<p>Weiss had previously offered Hunter Biden a plea \u2062deal for tax and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-republicans-immediately-blast-appointment-of-david-weiss-as-hunter-biden-special-counsel\/\" title=\"Top GOP swiftly condemn David Weiss' selection as Hunter Biden special counsel.\">gun \u2062possession crimes<\/a>, but it fell apart\u2062 at\u2062 the \u200blast minute when a judge refused to approve it. \u2064The deal\u2064 did not involve any jail time for Biden.<\/p>\n<h3>Republicans Express Outrage<\/h3>\n<p>House \u200cSpeaker Kevin McCarthy\u200d took to X, formerly Twitter,\u2062 to express his concerns about\u200c Garland&#8217;s decision. He stated, &#8220;This action by Biden&#8217;s DOJ cannot be used \u2064to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cant-be-trusted-republicans-call-hunter-biden-special-counsel-appointment-a-coverup\/\" title=\"Republicans slam Hunter Biden special counsel appointment as a 'coverup', deem him 'untrustworthy'.\">obstruct congressional investigations<\/a>\u200d or whitewash the \u2064Biden \u2062family \u2064corruption. \u200dIf\u2063 Weiss negotiated the\u2064 sweetheart deal that couldn&#8217;t get approved, how can he be\u2064 trusted as a Special Counsel?&#8221; McCarthy vowed\u2063 that House Republicans will continue\u200b to seek the\u2062 truth \u2062for the\u2062 American people.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This action by\u2062 Biden\u2019s DOJ cannot be used to obstruct congressional investigations or whitewash the\u2062 Biden\u200c family corruption.<\/p>\n<p>If Weiss negotiated the sweetheart deal that couldn\u2019t get approved,\u2063 how can he be \u2064trusted as \u2063a Special Counsel?<\/p>\n<p>House Republicans will continue to pursue\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kevin \u2064McCarthy (@SpeakerMcCarthy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpeakerMcCarthy\/status\/1690049403824807939?\">August 11, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>House Majority Leader \u2064Steve \u200dScalise also criticized\u200d Weiss&#8217; appointment, calling it &#8220;outrageous.&#8221; He \u2064tweeted, &#8220;Don&#8217;t be fooled. Garland appointing Weiss as a sham special counsel on Hunter is a\u200b way to block info from Congress while claiming \u200dthey&#8217;re investigating. Weiss approved the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ghislaine-maxwell-now-accusing-prison-guard-of-abuse\/\" title=\"Ghislaine Maxwell Now Accusing Prison Guard Of Abuse\">sweetheart plea deal<\/a>. This is an even better deal for \u200dHunter since charges may never come.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Don\u2019t be \u2064fooled. Garland appointing Weiss \u2064as a sham special counsel on Hunter is a\u200b way to block info from Congress while claiming\u200b they\u2019re investigating.<\/p>\n<p>Weiss approved \u200cthe sweetheart plea deal.\u2062 This is an even better deal\u2063 for Hunter since charges may never come.<\/p>\n<p>Outrageous.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Steve\u200b Scalise (@SteveScalise) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SteveScalise\/status\/1690052335391645696?\">August \u206211, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Republican Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina also weighed in, stating, &#8220;A year too late,&#8221; in response to an Associated \u2063Press report about Weiss&#8217; appointment.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">A year too late.\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IZ0rleIvMq\">https:\/\/t.co\/IZ0rleIvMq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u2064Thom\u2064 Tillis (@ThomTillis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ThomTillis\/status\/1690041470227558402?\">August\u2062 11, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Republican Rep.\u2063 Andrew Clyde of Georgia criticized Weiss,\u2064 saying,\u2063 &#8220;Weiss &#8211; who orchestrated Hunter&#8217;s sweetheart plea deal &#8211; has \u2063ZERO credibility.&#8221; He further\u200b claimed that the appointment is an attempt to conceal \u200dthe alleged corruption of the \u200bBiden family.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Attorney General Merrick\u200b Garland just appointed David Weiss as Special Counsel to &#8220;investigate&#8221; Hunter Biden.<\/p>\n<p>Weiss &#8211; who orchestrated\u2064 Hunter&#8217;s sweetheart plea \u200bdeal &#8211; has ZERO credibility.<\/p>\n<p>This is nothing more than an attempt to conceal the Biden Crime Family&#8217;s corruption.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u2063Rep. Andrew Clyde (@Rep_Clyde) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Rep_Clyde\/status\/1690045702766833664?\">August 11, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Other Republicans, including Reps. Jim Jordan, Lauren\u2063 Boebert, and James Comer, also \u200bcriticized the \u200cDOJ over Weiss&#8217;\u200d appointment. Comer\u200d is leading the congressional investigation into alleged Biden\u200b family corruption.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Thought we had the plea agreement all \u2063worked out.<\/p>\n<p>Now Weiss needs\u200d to be special\u2062 counsel?<\/p>\n<p>What?<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rep. Jim Jordan (@Jim_Jordan) \u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jim_Jordan\/status\/1690063148102090754?\">August 11, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Merrick Garland \u2064just announced that he will appoint \u200dUS Attorney Weiss as \u200bSpecial Counsel \u2064to look \u2063into Hunter Biden&#8217;s\u2064 matters.<\/p>\n<p>This is the same US \u2063Attorney who just \u200dtried to \u2062give\u2063 Hunter a sweetheart deal.<\/p>\n<p>Given how Hunter has been treated this far, pardon me\u2064 if I&#8217;m \u200dnot\u2064 extremely&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Lauren Boebert (@laurenboebert) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/laurenboebert\/status\/1690040682864324608?\">August 11, \u20632023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">STATEMENT<\/p>\n<p>This move by AG\u2063 Garland\u200c is part of the Justice Department&#8217;s efforts\u2062 to attempt a Biden family \u200bcoverup in light of \u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GOPoversight?\">@GOPoversight<\/a>&#8216;s mounting\u200b evidence \u200dof President Biden&#8217;s role in his family&#8217;s schemes selling\u200c &#8216;the brand&#8217; for millions of\u2064 dollars to foreign nationals. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZXMB1ngFX1\">pic.twitter.com\/ZXMB1ngFX1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rep. James Comer (@RepJamesComer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepJamesComer\/status\/1690045570130358284?\">August \u206311,\u200d 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>It is clear that the\u200b appointment of David Weiss as a special counsel\u200c in the Hunter Biden \u200cinvestigation has sparked outrage among top Republicans, who\u2064 believe it is an attempt to obstruct congressional investigations and cover up alleged corruption within the Biden family.<\/p>\n<p>Read more: \u2064 <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/top-republicans-immediately-blast-appointment-david-weiss-hunter-biden-special-counsel\/\">Top Republicans Immediately Blast Appointment of\u2063 David Weiss as Hunter Biden Special Counsel<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Top Republicans criticized the Department of Justice on Friday as it appointed the federal prosecutor who extended a favorable plea deal to Hunter Biden as a special counsel in his investigation. 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