December 22, 2020
12:44 PM ET
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Outgoing Attorney General Bill Barr said this week he won’t be appointing a special counsel to oversee an investigation into Hunter Biden before he leaves his post December 23rd, but that hasn’t stopped debate from carrying on about whether that’s the right move.
Barr said Monday that the current investigation into Biden is being handled “responsibly and professionally.” Biden, the son of President-elect Joe Biden, announced earlier in December that he was under federal investigation for his financial activities, something Barr reportedly kept quiet during the 2020 election cycle.
Barr’s decision, and his explanation for it, hasn’t convinced some Republicans who are still calling for a special counsel to be appointed before President Donald Trump leaves office. Trump was reportedly frustrated by Barr’s call, and could potentially push replacement Jeffrey Rosen to make the appointment once he takes over.
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Joe Grogan, former director of the White House Domestic Policy Council and former member of the coronavirus task force, spoke with the Daily Caller’s Samantha Renck about President Donald Trump’s legacy, his thoughts on President-elect Joe Biden’s cabinet picks and more.
“[Trump] will make noises for a long time about thinking about running,” Grogan said. “I don’t know that he will run again. I think it’s probably a decision he doesn’t need to make for a period of time.”
“He’s got an opportunity, too, to take credit for his achievements and to keep the Republican Party sort of headed in a direction of many of the things he championed which [were] regrafting the Republican Party as a champion for the middle class,” Grogan said, “fighting for better trade deals and standing up for forgotten Americans.”