The order appointing David C. Weiss as special counsel, dated August 11, 2023
The Weiss special counsel investigation is an ongoing criminal investigation into Hunter Biden, the son of U.S. President Joe Biden. Attorney General Merrick Garland announced the appointment of Delaware United States attorney David Weiss as the special counsel on August 11, 2023, three days after Weiss requested such authority.
As U.S. attorney, Weiss began investigating Hunter Biden in 2018. Republicans had for months asked Garland to appoint a special counsel to investigate Hunter Biden. Some specifically demanded that Weiss, a Republican appointed by Donald Trump as U.S. Attorney, be appointed special counsel, giving him additional authority. After Garland appointed Weiss special counsel in August 2023, congressional Republicans said they were not satisfied, with some saying that Weiss was untrustworthy.[1][2][3]
A plea agreement negotiated in July 2023 fell through after a U.S. district judge declined to approve it, due to ambiguity about which offenses would be covered by the plea agreement. In September 2023, Hunter Biden was indicted on gun-related charges arising from his purchase of a handgun in 2018, when he had an addiction to cocaine. In December 2023, the special counsel indicted Biden on nine additional counts, all tax-related charges.[4]
^Luke Broadwater; Maggie Haberman (August 12, 2023). "Republicans Wanted a Special Counsel Investigation of Hunter Biden. Now Many Oppose It". The New York Times. But on Friday, after Mr. Garland elevated Mr. Weiss to special counsel status, Republicans in Congress reacted publicly not with triumph, but with outrage. "David Weiss can't be trusted and this is just a new way to whitewash the Biden family's corruption," Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee wrote on X,...
^Robertson, Nick (August 11, 2023). "Who is David Weiss, the newly appointed Hunter Biden special counsel?". The Hill.
^Vazquez, Maegan (August 11, 2023). "Republicans who demanded special counsel to investigate Hunter Biden aren't satisfied". The Washington Post.
^Thrush, Glenn; Schmidt, Michael S. (December 7, 2023). "Hunter Biden Indicted on Tax Charges". The New York Times. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
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