It certainly isnt, and as the House Republicans continue to investigate hunter biden, the Justice Departments investigation, including bringing the iris whistleblowers, investigating that, its going to be a continuing thorn in the side of joe biden as he pursues reelection. Tell me more about Special Counsel david weiss and what he might do with these new Special Counwers . He was appointed byr President Donald Trump in 2017 and confirmed unanimously by e senate, so he was something that the Biden Administration decided to keep on because he was already independent, not somebody that biden put into place, now with the Special Counsel powers it means you have additional resources, a budget to bring in additional staff if you want also remove him from the daytod oversight of the justice will be able to continue to u invee this as they have been, and also allowed to look into charging any potential crimes in other jurisdictions, he doesnt have to stick in delaware, where the case has gumm
For more information how you can help victims of Hawaii Wildfires go to cnn. Com impact or text hawaii to 707070 to donate. The lead with jake tapper starts right now. A brand new Special Counsel now focused on hunter biden. The lead starts right now. The Attorney Generals surprise announcement. The prosecutor who was overseeing The Hunter Case is now being elevated to a Special Counsel. What will this mean for the president s son . What will this mean for the president . And donald trump might be told to zip it. The judge in the 2020 Election Fraud case signaling that she is going to be willing to restrict sensitive evidence as she tells trumps attorneys the former president s right to free speech is not absolute. And hawaiis catastrophe sadly getting worse. Historic towns gone, homes burned to the ground, 55 lives confir confirmed lost, and that number is sadly expected to climb. Welcome to the lead im jake tapper. And we start with our Law And Justice lead with a new Special Counsel
Likely. Were following the legal and political implications. Plus a warning to Donald Trumps legal team from the judge overseeing the election interference case, saying more inflammatory statements will require a quicker start to the trial. We are live outside the court. And the death toll as they have yet to even start searching the hundred of burned out buildings. Well take you live to maui. Were following these major developing stories and many more all coming in right here to cnn news central. Another controversial investigation that could have some pretty big repercussions for 2024 is escalating. Today a Special Counsel was designated in the federal probe of hunter biden. Attorney general Merrick Garland named david weiss to the role. Weiss has been leading this investigation. Yes, he has. Hes been leading the investigation into hunter biden for the past five years, in fact. This week he asked himself to be elevated to that role of Special Counsel. Were following that in realtime.
Soon. As you point out, the symbolism of just announcing the Nuclear State in their constitution, those things matter. Will ripley, thank you very much. And thank you all very much for being with us as well. Its time now for ac 360 of its time now for ac 360 of course with anderson. Captions by vitac www. Vitac. Com tonight on 360, a setback on top of a body blow. A federal judge tells the former president shes not going anywhere, shes not recusing herself. And weve learned more about another judges ruling that legal experts are calling a possible dental Health Penalty for trumps business. Mrs. Menendez, partners in crime, how they came to be a couple and how they pleaded to bribery charges today. The manhunt for a convicted predator and alleged murderer, a man one top official claimed will kill and do anything he can to cause harm. We begin with breaking news. The end of what would already be a difficult day, even for someone whose Business Empire was just dealt a devastating blow by
showing the inmate crawling up the walls and onto the roof in chester county. where they think he could be now. trevor ault in pennsylvania tonight. this record heat wave spreading across the u.s. from texas all the way up to the northeast. now the front coming, colliding with this heat. the real risk for damaging storms in the major cities in the northeast. we ll time it out for you. we re also following that tropical system that just became a hurricane before we came on tonight. they believe it could reach cat-4 status. will it affect the east? rob marciano standing by to time all of this out. in georgia today, the televised scene from court. the judge in former president trump s case in fulton county. what that judge is now signaling about the idea that the former president and all of his alleged 18 co-conspirators could be tried at once. breaking news tonight president biden rejecting the proposed conditions for plea deals involving five guantanamo detainees acc