{"id":1999348,"date":"2023-08-13T13:24:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-13T17:24:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/david-weiss-special-counsel-appointment-to-hunter-biden-investigation-appropriate-mike-pence\/"},"modified":"2023-08-13T13:25:37","modified_gmt":"2023-08-13T17:25:37","slug":"david-weiss-special-counsel-appointment-to-hunter-biden-investigation-appropriate-mike-pence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/david-weiss-special-counsel-appointment-to-hunter-biden-investigation-appropriate-mike-pence\/","title":{"rendered":"Mike Pence deems David Weiss&#8217; appointment as special counsel for Hunter Biden investigation fitting."},"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\">28<\/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%2Fdavid-weiss-special-counsel-appointment-to-hunter-biden-investigation-appropriate-mike-pence%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=1999348&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>Former Vice President Mike Pence Supports Appointment of Special Counsel in\u2062 Hunter \u200cBiden Investigation<\/h2>\n<p>Former Vice President Mike\u200d Pence expressed\u200b his belief \u200cthat the appointment\u200b of David\u2064 Weiss as special counsel in the investigation into Hunter Biden is\u200d &#8220;appropriate.&#8221; In an \u200binterview with Chuck Todd on NBC News&#8217;s Meet the Press,\u2062 Pence \u2063highlighted\u2062 the need for equal treatment under the law and the importance of restoring\u200d public confidence in the Justice Department.<\/p>\n<h3>Continued Congressional Investigation<\/h3>\n<p>Pence welcomed the appointment of a special counsel, emphasizing that it is necessary when the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-ag-barr-authorizes-federal-prosecutors-to-pursue-substantial-allegations-of-voting-irregularities-before-2020-election-is-certified\/\" title=\"BREAKING: AG Barr Authorizes Federal Prosecutors to Pursue \"Substantial Allegations\" of Voting Irregularities Before 2020 Election is Certified\">attorney general<\/a> may have a potential conflict of interest. However, he also expressed confidence \u2063in the ongoing work of Congress, particularly House Republicans, \u2062in uncovering the facts surrounding the allegations against the Bidens.<\/p>\n<p>Pence \u200dstressed the \u200bAmerican people&#8217;s right to know whether President \u200cJoe \u200cBiden&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/david-weiss-special-counsel-appointment-to-hunter-biden-investigation-appropriate-mike-pence\/\" title=\"Mike Pence deems David Weiss' appointment as special counsel for Hunter Biden investigation fitting.\">family financially benefited<\/a> from foreign companies, which \u2062is the \u2063focal point of \u2063the GOP&#8217;s investigation into the\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-questions-why-biden-isnt-under-impeachment-we-have-a-compromised-president\/\" title=\"Trump wonders why Biden isn't impeached, citing a compromised president.\">alleged criminal scheme\u200c involving<\/a> the Bidens. He expressed hope that special counsel Weiss \u200cwould fulfill his duties \u200dimpartially, while also acknowledging the dedication of Congressman Jim Jordan, Congressman Comer, and others in serving\u200b the American\u200d people.<\/p>\n<h3>Claims of Financial Gain and Appointment of Special Counsel<\/h3>\n<p>House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer and other\u2062 Republican leaders have asserted that Hunter Biden \u200cleveraged his father&#8217;s position to\u200c secure millions of dollars from foreign oligarchs. These\u200d claims have prompted further scrutiny \u2063and investigation.<\/p>\n<p>Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed David Weiss, the United States Attorney for Delaware, as special counsel. Weiss, who was appointed during the Trump\u200d administration, will oversee the investigation. The appointment\u2064 followed the collapse of the original\u200b plea deal between Hunter Biden and DOJ prosecutors, which is\u200c now being \u2062investigated by the \u200dHouse Judiciary, \u200bOversight, and Ways\u200c and Means Committees.<\/p>\n<p>While some Republican senators, such as Lindsey Graham and Tim Scott, have expressed concerns and reservations \u200babout Weiss&#8217;s appointment, it serves\u2064 as a forceful indication that no \u200bsignificant changes have been made within the Justice Department.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\">Click here<\/a> to read more from The Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former VP Mike Pence supports David Weiss as special counsel in Hunter Biden probe, deeming it &#8220;appropriate.&#8221; Pence highlighted the Justice Department&#8217;s consistent approach during his tenure and beyond, in an interview with NBC News&#8217;s Chuck Todd on Meet the Press.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1999349,"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-1999348","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\/1999348","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=1999348"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1999348\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1999349"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1999348"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1999348"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1999348"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}