Were so gallantly streaming. And the rockets red glare, the bombs bursting in air gave proof through the night that our flag was still there. O, say does that starspangled banner yet wave oer the land of the free and the Home Of The Brave will we begin this morning with a fox news alert, a tragic update out of maui. Now at least 80 people are confirmed dead after devastating wildfires. Rachel Officials Say more than 1,000 people are still unaccounted for as rescue and Recovery Efforts continue. Joey another fox news alert, Washington Attorney general Merrick Garland making a big announcement about the hunter biden criminal probe. Im here today to announce the appointment of david weiss as a Special Counsel. On tuesday of this week, mr. Weiss advised me that, in his judgment, his investigation had reached a stage at which he should continue his work as a Special Counsel, and he asked to be so appointed. A. Joey Alexandria Hoff is joining us live with the9 story. Reporter Special Counsel
Watch this Youtube video as Jonathan Turley critiques Attorney General Merrick Garland's appointment of David Weiss as special counsel in the Hunter Biden investigation, raising concerns about political motivations and hindering the House investigation.
and instead, he magnified the problems here. i mean, i don t know anyone who could possibly look at this appointment and not be completely mystified as to his thinking. rachel: jonathan, how is this going to affect the house investigation? well, that s a great question, rachel. i think that there was, obviously, a blowback on congress. the most immediate impact of this appointment was to insulate the department of justice itself and weiss. the house was closing in on weiss, demanding interviews from him and his lieutenants. this will make it much, much more difficult. but it won t stop things. in fact, in a curious way, they may have tripped a wire here by not expanding the mandate it s pretty clear now that congress needs to investigate including a possible impeachment inquiry,