{"id":1998370,"date":"2023-08-11T21:17:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-12T01:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/scalise-says-garland-appointed-weiss-sham-special-counsel-to-block-info-from-congress\/"},"modified":"2023-08-11T21:17:45","modified_gmt":"2023-08-12T01:17:45","slug":"scalise-says-garland-appointed-weiss-sham-special-counsel-to-block-info-from-congress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/scalise-says-garland-appointed-weiss-sham-special-counsel-to-block-info-from-congress\/","title":{"rendered":"Scalise accuses Garland of appointing Weiss as &#8216;sham&#8217; special counsel to hinder Congress."},"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\">26<\/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%2Fscalise-says-garland-appointed-weiss-sham-special-counsel-to-block-info-from-congress%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=1998370&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>House Majority Leader\u200c Slams Appointment of Special Counsel to Investigate Hunter Biden<\/h2>\n<p>House Majority \u2063Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) strongly criticized the appointment of David Weiss\u2062 as <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> to investigate Hunter Biden, the son of President Joe Biden. Scalise accused Attorney General Merrick Garland of using Weiss&#8217;s\u200b appointment as a \u200cway to obstruct Congress from obtaining information while \u2063pretending to conduct\u200b an investigation.<\/p>\n<h3>Republicans Express Doubts<\/h3>\n<p>Scalise took to X, formerly known\u2064 as\u200c Twitter, \u2062to voice his concerns, stating, &#8220;Don&#8217;t\u2063 be fooled. Garland appointing Weiss as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/scalise-says-garland-appointed-weiss-sham-special-counsel-to-block-info-from-congress\/\" title=\"Scalise accuses Garland of appointing Weiss as 'sham' special counsel to hinder Congress.\">sham special\u200b counsel<\/a> on \u2064Hunter is a way to \u2062block\u2062 info from Congress while claiming they&#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\u2063 deal for Hunter since charges may never come. Outrageous.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>House Republicans are now expected to face challenges in obtaining information about the investigation into Hunter Biden due to \u2062the nature of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/robert-mueller-to-teach-course-on-his-trump-investigation\/\" title=\"Robert Mueller to Teach Course on His Trump Investigation\">special counsel investigations<\/a>. Other Republicans also expressed skepticism about Weiss&#8217;s appointment, particularly as GOP investigations into the Biden family by various House committees \u2064are ongoing.<\/p>\n<h3>Appointment Follows \u200cCollapse of Plea Deal<\/h3>\n<p>The\u200d appointment of Weiss as special counsel came shortly \u2063after a plea deal on tax charges between the Justice Department and Hunter Biden&#8217;s attorneys fell apart during a court\u200d hearing.\u2062 Negotiations for \u2064a plea deal \u2063had reached an impasse, and the\u2063 case against the\u200d president&#8217;s son \u200dwas set to\u2062 go to trial. Weiss \u200dhad been investigating Hunter Biden as the U.S. Attorney for Delaware for several years prior to his appointment.<\/p>\n<p>Weiss is now the second <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/media-reactions-to-bombshell-durham-report-liberals-just-have-no-idea-about-any-of-this\/\" title=\"Media Reactions To Bombshell Durham Report: Liberals \u2018Just Have No Idea About Any Of This\u2019\">special counsel investigating<\/a> a member of\u2064 the Biden family, with special counsel Robert Hur looking into Joe Biden&#8217;s alleged mishandling of classified documents.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\">Click here<\/a> to read more\u200c from The Washington\u200d Examiner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) criticized the selection of David Weiss as special counsel to probe Hunter Biden, accusing Attorney General Merrick Garland of using it as a tactic to withhold information from Congress under the guise of an investigation. 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