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.
first david weiss said he didn t have the power he needed, then he says he has all the power he needs, and now he gets special counsel status because he didn t have the power he needs. something is not right. and people see this at home playing out, lack of coverage, etc., and the new york times took it up and acknowledged hunter biden s investigation and called it the duelling realities. the american people are watching and feel, many feel the same way. something s not right. what s your message to them? we are not stupid here. a friday afternoon news conference where you change the title of a compromised investigator does not get you where you want to go. this was a dumb political decision. it s impossible for the new york times and the washington post not to cover it now because they made a big deal