{"id":2002714,"date":"2023-08-16T16:09:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-16T20:09:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/alan-dershowitz-ag-garlands-weiss-appointment-in-hunter-biden-case-is-illegal\/"},"modified":"2023-08-16T16:09:50","modified_gmt":"2023-08-16T20:09:50","slug":"alan-dershowitz-ag-garlands-weiss-appointment-in-hunter-biden-case-is-illegal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/alan-dershowitz-ag-garlands-weiss-appointment-in-hunter-biden-case-is-illegal\/","title":{"rendered":"Alan Dershowitz claims AG Garland&#8217;s Weiss appointment in Hunter Biden case is unlawful."},"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%2Falan-dershowitz-ag-garlands-weiss-appointment-in-hunter-biden-case-is-illegal%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=2002714&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>Harvard Law Professor: Garland&#8217;s Appointment of\u2062 Special Counsel in\u2064 Hunter Biden\u2063 Case Illegal<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Harvard Law School \u2062professor emeritus \u2063Alan Dershowitz has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/major-payment-processor-works-with-left-wing-charity-tied-to-palestinian-terrorism\/\" title=\"Payment processor partners with Palestinian terrorism-linked left-wing charity.\">raised \u200cconcerns<\/a> about the \u2064legality of Attorney\u2063 General Merrick Garland&#8217;s appointment of U.S. Attorney David Weiss \u2064as\u2064 the <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 Hunter Biden&#8217;s case.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Dershowitz recently shared an article\u200d on his Substack page, highlighting\u200d \u00a7 600.3(c) of the Code of Federal Regulations, \u200cwhich states that a special counsel should be &#8220;selected from outside the United States\u200d government.&#8221; According to Dershowitz, this requirement ensures the independence of the special counsel and their \u2064ability to \u2062view the evidence objectively.<\/p>\n<p>While acknowledging Weiss&#8217; previous involvement in investigating \u200bHunter Biden, Dershowitz expressed suspicion \u2064due to Weiss&#8217; association with a \u2064&#8221;sweetheart \u2063deal&#8221;\u2062 that\u200b was ultimately \u200brejected by a federal judge. This deal aimed to protect \u200dHunter Biden from future prosecution and \u2064was\u2062 met with opposition from Republicans who have called for a special prosecutor in\u2062 the \u200dcase.<\/p>\n<p>House\u2063 Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Turner voiced concerns about Weiss&#8217; appointment,\u2062 emphasizing that it appears more limited in scope compared\u200b to the \u2064authority \u200bgiven to his predecessor, Bill Barr.\u2063 Turner also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-jim-jordan-gives-ultimatum-on-the-upcoming-electoral-college-showdown-video\/\" title=\"WATCH: Jim Jordan Gives Ultimatum On The Upcoming Electoral College Showdown (VIDEO)\">raised concerns<\/a> about Weiss allowing the statute of limitations to expire on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/alan-<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-president-trump-gives-pardons-to-73-individuals-and-commutes-another-70-sentences-steve-bannon-is-included\/\" title=\"BREAKING: President Trump Gives Pardons to 73 Individuals and Commutes Another 70 Sentences \u2013 Steve Bannon Is Included\">dershowitz<\/a>-ag-garlands-weiss-appointment-in-hunter-biden-case-is-illegal\/&#8221; title=&#8221;Alan Dershowitz claims AG Garland&#8217;s Weiss appointment in Hunter Biden case is unlawful.&#8221;>critical felony \u200bcharges<\/a> against Hunter Biden.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Harvard Law School professor emeritus Alan Dershowitz claimed Attorney General Merrick Garland&#8217;s appointment of U.S. Attorney David Weiss as special counsel in Hunter Biden&#8217;s case was illegal. Dershowitz referenced \u00a7 600.3(c) of the Code of Federal Regulations to support his argument. 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