Hunter Biden under investigation by a special counsel | Nightline

tonight the president's son now under investigation by a special counsel and likely headed to trial Hunter Biden still in the investigative crosshairs of federal prosecutors still clearly in legal Jeopardy I'm here today to announce the appointment of David Weiss as a special counsel it was a surprise announcement from attorney general Merrick Garland elevating David Weiss the Trump appointed U.S attorney who had already been investigating Hunter Biden for five years to special counsel due to what Garland called the extraordinary circumstances of the case this appointment confirms my commitment to provide Mr Weiss all the resources he requests it also reaffirms that Mr Weiss has the authority he needs to conduct a thorough investigation and to continue to take the steps he deems appropriate independently and then another surprise wise telling the court that the chances for a plea deal on the table just two weeks ago have all but disappeared wife's writing the parties are at an impasse and the government believes this case will not resolve short of a trial no pleadal means Hunter Biden Lao likely facing prosecution on tax charges in Washington D.C and California and a gun charge but hunter Biden's team saying that Weiss's designation as special counsel doesn't change our understanding of his authority and they expect a fair resolution not infected by politics while Hunter Biden's supporters suggest he's being unfairly targeted because he's the president's son many on the right have criticized Weiss for being too lenient tonight some Republicans saying naming a special counsel is the right move I think it's about time although we saw the appointment of a special counsel to get to the bottom of not only what Hunter Biden was doing the family was doing the American people deserve answers and I welcome others skeptical nobody in their right mind believes that making him a special counsel Mr Weiss cleans up the mess that's been created our thanks to Pierre hi everyone George Stephanopoulos here thanks for checking out the ABC News YouTube channel if you'd like to get more videos show highlights and watch live event coverage click on the right over here to subscribe to our Channel and don't forget to download the ABC News app for breaking news alerts thanks for watching

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Length: 2min 20sec (140 seconds)

Published: Sat Aug 12 2023