Hunter Biden Prosecutor Confirms DOJ Rejected Request for More Power, Transcript Shows

U.S. Attorney David Weiss sought special attorney status.

Special counsel David Weiss walks out of the closed-door testimony before the House Judiciary Committee in Washington on Nov. 7, 2023. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

The U.S. prosecutor investigating President Joe Biden’s son confirmed that he asked for more power and was denied, a transcript of his closed-door testimony to members of Congress shows.

U.S. Attorney David Weiss, who has been probing Hunter Biden for years, asked U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) officials in February 2022 for special attorney status to prosecute Mr. Biden in Washington, Mr. Weiss told the House Judiciary Committee.