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Raid in provo sparked by alleged threats against President Biden and other officials. Authorities say they had treason believe the man was serious about his intentions with President Biden scheduled to arrive in Salt Lake City in just a few moments. Senior correspondent Claudia Cowan is in Salt Lake City tonight with the latest. Good evening, claudia. Good evening, bret. As you mentioned. This happened in provo, utah. Thats about 45 minutes away from Salt Lake City. At the home of a man who has been on the fbis radar for many months. According to a federal criminal complaint, Craig Robertson claimed online to be a 74yearold former air force vet and the owner of many rifles, shotguns and handguns. And a socalled gilly suit. Thats a type of camouflage. The fbi says robertson posted many credible threatening messages on social media. And was planning to take action. The complaint quotes robertson as saying i hear biden is coming to utah. Digging out my old gilly suit and cleaning the suit
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Congressional republicans are already saying weisss new status makes him a Fire Wall Insulating President Biden and his Justice Department and could actually impede congressional efforts to get to the truth. Look into that. Also tonight, the Justice Department has moved to officially dismiss the now defunked plea deal with the president s son. Correspondent dazed spunt has the details from the Justice Department. Good evening, david. Reporter bret, good evening to you. The legal jeopardy for the president s son only deepens now that this case has Special Counsel status, and we can say tonight that it appears hunter biden is headed for trial. I have concluded that it is in the Public Interest to appoint him as Special Counsel. David weiss, the u. S. Attorney who had been leading the Justice Departments probe of Hunter Bidens tax and Business Dealings now getting a new job title and new legal responsibilities. Reporter mr. Weiss has the authority he needs to conduct a thorough investigat
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