Attorne Attorney General Merrick Garland announcing he will give david weiss Special Counsel status to investigate the president s son. Hello and welcome everyone, im sandra smith. Gillian, great to have you back. Gillian this is America Reports. Garland says weiss told him he wanted to be given Special Counsel status to continue his probe into hunter biden. This after insisting for months that step was not necessary. Sandra the timing of this announcement is certainly being highlighted at this hour, and raising Big Questions about how the probe will intersect with a separate congressional investigation. And a Draft Plea Deal between hunters attorneys and weiss thats currently being reworked. Gillian Lindsey Graham as well as house ways and Means Committee chair jason smith are both here to react. Sandra mark meredith, live at the Justice Department at this hour for us. Why did the attorney yes decide to do this and decide to do this now, mark . Sandra, good afternoon to you. The u. S.
Family. Weve been waiting for these for a while. They show how those who contributed to hunters ventures were seemingly reward evidence with access to his father. Bill it all flies in the face of what the president and his staff have been saying on repeat. Have you ever spoken to your son about his overseas Business Dealings . President biden ive never spoken to my son about his overseas Business Dealings. Do they stand behind the comment he has never been involved or spoken to his son about his business . Ive been asked this question a million times. The answer wont change. The answer remains the same. The president was never in business with his son. Dana chad pergram is live on capitol hill. She has been asked that question a lot. Her answer did change slightly and we have noticed that. What did you find out this morning from the new records . Good morning. The question is what was Hunter Biden Doing to earn access to this money . Republicans on the House Oversight Committee Say the
Deadline in the 2020 election interference case. Hes got until 5 00 p. M. This afternoon to respond to special counsel jack smiths request for a protective order. Smith is trying to block trump from disclosing evidence and making Public Comments that could intimidate witnesses or undermine the case. Smith asked the judge to step in after trump issued a vague threat on social media on friday. He wrote in all caps, quote f you go after me, im coming after you. This morning, were also keeping a close watch on Fulton County, georgia, where trump is facing another potential indictment for trying to overturn the election. The streets around the courthouse are being shut down as the grand jury considers charges. Trumps lawyer went on a media blitz and appeared on all five networks sunday morning. He floated a new defense for trump, alleged will pressuring mike pence and georgia officials to overturn the election results. Youre saying that asking is action. No, asking is aspirational. Asking i
Podcast, so good and host of ben ferguson podcast, ben ferguson himself. Begin with biden family corruption, becoming increasingly difficult for democrats to ignore what is happening and just yesterday newly released bank record surrounding overseas Business Dealings that stem from hunter biden time on the board of that Ukrainian Energy Company Burisma and joe bidens time as vice president. The details are really shocking. According to the records, hunter biden and his dad and Family Business associates received more than 20 million from foreign clients, 6. 5 million from ukraine and a kazakhstan business man bought Hunter A Porsche and millions more. What in the world was that money being spent on. New york post thinks access to joe biden was for sale. The biden brand. President biden is offering first reaction to Devon Archer Bombshell Testimony from last week, the former bestie and business colleague on the board of hunter biden and the president snapped at peter doocy instead of an
Former president donald trump. House democrats sent a letter to judicial conference in effort to rewrite federal standard. Democrats claim televising the trial will be beneficial. The letter was spearheaded by California Senate hopeful adam schiff, who wrote, given historic nature of the charges brought forth in cases, it is hard to imagine more powerful circumstance for televised proceedings. It will be vitally important for the public to witness how the trials are conducted. The credibility of witnesses. Critics slammed the move as a partisan slump, trumps officials invite the idea. I would love to see that, im convinced Biden Administration doesnt want people to see the truth. They want to keep Important Information about this case from the press. Emily Wall Street Journal argues cameras should stay far away from the courtroom, cameras can be distraction from seeking fair justice, particular risk in trump trial that will be a Global Media Circus in any case, that is precisely what d