{"id":1998879,"date":"2023-08-12T15:06:08","date_gmt":"2023-08-12T19:06:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-investigation-scott-says-special-counsel-forceful-sign-nothing-changed-in-doj\/"},"modified":"2023-08-12T15:07:06","modified_gmt":"2023-08-12T19:07:06","slug":"hunter-biden-investigation-scott-says-special-counsel-forceful-sign-nothing-changed-in-doj","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-investigation-scott-says-special-counsel-forceful-sign-nothing-changed-in-doj\/","title":{"rendered":"Scott sees the appointment of a special counsel for the Hunter Biden investigation as a strong indication that nothing has changed within the DOJ."},"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\">48<\/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-scott-says-special-counsel-forceful-sign-nothing-changed-in-doj%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=1998879&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>Sen. Tim Scott Slams\u2063 Appointment of Special Counsel in Hunter \u200cBiden Investigation<\/h2>\n<p>Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) strongly criticized Attorney General \u2062Merrick Garland&#8217;s decision to\u200b appoint a <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> in the Justice \u200cDepartment&#8217;s investigation into Hunter Biden, stating that\u200d it is a\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/speaker-pelosis-new-house-rules-package-silences-the-voice-of-republican-minority\/\" title=\"Speaker Pelosi\u2019s new House rules package silences the voice of Republican minority\">clear indication<\/a> that nothing has changed within\u2062 the department.<\/p>\n<p>Scott argues that the selection of special counsel \u200dDavid Weiss is yet another example of the Justice Department treating the president&#8217;s son with &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ccp-uses-private-dinners-and-paid-trips-to-influence-media-and-politicians-investigative-reporter\/\" title=\"CCP Uses Private Dinners and Paid Trips to Influence Media and Politicians: Investigative Reporter\">kid gloves<\/a>,&#8221; further eroding trust in the department.<\/p>\n<h3>Three Key Points\u200c to Watch\u200b as Special Counsel Takes Over Inquiry<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;Appointing David as the special counsel is like\u2062 perpetuating the idea that the DOJ protects Democrats while targeting Republicans,&#8221;\u200b Scott expressed on Saturday. &#8220;This is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/drive-by-attacks-in-mexican-border-city-kills-at-least-14-people\/\" title=\"Drive-By Attacks In Mexican Border City Kills At Least 14 People\">forceful sign<\/a> that nothing has changed,\u2063 and that is detrimental to America.\u2062 It undermines justice and, frankly, it undermines the trust of everyday Americans who \u2064question whether they can rely on the DOJ. \u2062The\u200d answer is\u200c a resounding no.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Scott goes on to call for the firing of President Joe Biden and Attorney General Garland in order to restore faith in the Justice Department.<\/p>\n<p>Garland appointed Weiss as the special counsel in the Hunter Biden investigation on Friday, citing &#8220;extraordinary circumstances&#8221; surrounding the case\u200b and the &#8220;public interest.&#8221; However, Republicans have criticized the move due to Weiss&#8217;s previous attempt to negotiate a\u2064 plea deal for Hunter Biden, which opponents referred to\u200d as a &#8220;sweetheart&#8221;\u200d offer.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If Weiss was involved in negotiating \u2064a sweetheart deal that couldn&#8217;t gain approval, how can we trust him as a Special Counsel?&#8221; House Speaker Kevin McCarthy posted on X, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/davis-j6-indictment-will-propel-trump-back-to-white-house\/\" title=\"Davis predicts J6 indictment to boost Trump's return to White House.\">social \u200dmedia \u2063platform<\/a> formerly\u2063 known as Twitter. &#8220;House Republicans will continue to \u2064seek the truth for the American people.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Scott supports an impeachment inquiry into the \u200cpresident and his involvement in the \u200bHunter Biden scandal, as he believes the evidence\u2062 leads to the entire Biden \u2062family, not just Hunter Biden. McCarthy has considered initiating an impeachment inquiry but \u2063did not do so before the August recess.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We must gather all the \u2063facts and information so that justice can be served for the American people,&#8221; Scott emphasized. &#8220;I have confidence in Kevin McCarthy and the \u2064House&#8217;s ability to fulfill their duty and bring to light all the information that has been concealed since as early \u200das \u200b2019. The American people deserve the truth.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\">Click here<\/a> to read more from The Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n<p>Scott, who is \u200cvying for the Republican presidential nomination, also highlighted the existence of two tiers of \u2064justice in the United States: one for the elite and another for everyone else.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are fortunate to have a Republican majority in \u2062the \u200cHouse that is committed to uncovering the truth,&#8221; Scott declared. &#8220;Not\u200d with a biased approach, but by\u200d presenting the simple facts so that the American people can make their own informed decisions and arrive at\u2062 the same conclusions as everyday Americans. Our justice system cannot endure without this.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) criticized Attorney General Merrick Garland&#8217;s appointment of special counsel David Weiss in the Hunter Biden investigation. Scott sees it as a clear indication that the Justice Department remains unchanged, treating the first son with leniency. This move reinforces Scott&#8217;s belief that nothing has truly changed within the department.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1998880,"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-1998879","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\/1998879","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=1998879"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1998879\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1998880"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1998879"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1998879"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1998879"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}