Merrick Garland elevates Delaware prosecutor David Weiss to special counsel in Hunter Biden probe

Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Friday that Delaware US Attorney David Weiss would be given special counsel authority in the ongoing Hunter Biden investigation.

In a brief statement at the Justice Department, Garland said Weiss had asked for special counsel authority three days earlier and that he had granted that authority “after consideration.”

The announcement came 10 months and four days after Weiss allegedly told officials from the FBI and IRS that he lacked authority to charge the first son, now 53, outside of Delaware.

Garland took no questions following his statement

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