Congressional Republicans have for months repeatedly written to Attorney General Merrick B. Garland demanding he appoint a special counsel to investigate Hunter Biden, the presidentās son, over his business dealings.
Some even demanded that a specific man be named to lead the inquiry: David C. Weiss, the Trump-appointed Delaware U.S. attorney who has long investigated the case.
But on Friday, after Mr. Garland elevated Mr. Weiss to special counsel status, Republicans in Congress reacted publicly not with triumph, but with outrage. āDavid Weiss canāt be trusted and this is just a new way to whitewash the Biden familyās corruption,ā Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee wrote on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter.
The reaction was a notable political development, one that underscored both how Mr. Weiss, a Republican, has fallen in conservative circles, and how deeply it has become ingrained in the G.O.P. to oppose the Justice Department at every turn.
āThe reality is this appointment is meant to distract from, and slow down, our investigations,ā said Representative Jason Smith, Republican of Missouri and chairman of Ways and Means, one of three congressional committees looking into the Biden familyās finances.
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Senator Chuck Grassley, Republican of Iowa, who had once called for Mr. Weiss to be made special counsel, said he no longer stands by that belief. āGiven the underhanded plea deal negotiated by the U.S. attorney from President Bidenās home state, itās clear Mr. Weiss isnāt the right person for the job,ā Mr. Grassley said.
But Democrat-aligned groups saw something else in the Republicansā about-face: disingenuousness.
āHouse Republicansā opposition to Trump appointee David Weissās appointment as special counsel is nothing more than another political stunt,ā said Kyle Herrig, the director of the Congressional Integrity Project, an advocacy group that defends President Biden from congressional investigations. āAfter months of calling for this, their dismay makes clear that they will stop at nothing to weaponize Congress to interfere with an ongoing investigation and harm Joe Biden.ā
Iām not sure. They definitely wanted one, but after that ridiculous plea deal which Weiss got, itās clear heās an absolute weasel and company man after all, and this is coming from a hardcore Sanders democrat. That plea deal was insanity ā a misdemeanor for lying blatantly about drugs on a federal firearms transfer? And not paying taxes? Imagine if those charges were leveled against an ordinary person, and not a member of the ruling elite.
There needs to be a special counsel appointed, but fuck this Weiss guy.
Why arenāt Republicans supporting him for avoiding taxes and not complying with gun regulations? Arenāt they in favor of those things?
Do republicans no longer think itās smart to avoid taxes?
I have no idea, Iām not Republican.
I have no idea, Iām not a Republican.
Well, itās a good thing Iām not voting for Hunter.
The Kushnerās are probably thrilled by all the attention on Hunter. Not that theyād notice the hypocrisy even if they admitted to it.
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