‘Can’t Be Trusted’: Republicans Call Hunter Biden Special Counsel Appointment a ‘Coverup’

Republicans criticized Attorney General Merrick Garland for elevating attorney David Weiss, who has been investigating President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, to special counsel status.

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks at the Department of Justice’s Robert F. Kennedy building in Washington on June 23, 2023. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Republicans criticized Attorney General Merrick Garland for elevating attorney David Weiss, who has been investigating President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, to special counsel status.

Mr. Garland announced on Aug. 11 that Mr. Weiss, the U.S. Attorney for the United States District Court for the District of Delaware, has been designated as a special counsel, three days after Mr. Weiss, who was appointed under President Donald Trump, requested the designation.