Attorney general Merrick Garland, appointing a special prosecutor david weiss us Special Counsel in the probe of President Bidens son hunter. Upon considering his request, as well as the extraordinary circumstances relating to this matter, i have concluded that it is in the Public Interest to appoint him as Special Counsel. This appointment confirms my commitment to provide mr. Weiss all the resources he requests. It also reaffirms that mr. Weiss has the authority he needs to conduct a thorough investigation and to continue to take the steps he deems appropriate independently. Based only on the facts and the law the law. Brian lets try to break this down. Keep this in mind. David weiss is the same prosecutor who cooked up the original Sweetheart Deal that hunter kind of blew up. Judge kind of blew it up. Involved in foreign business dealings, now we are Learning Tl Prosecutors expect hunters taxing gun know my tax income. As for the big guys involvement in the new Hunter Special counse
Appoint him as Special Counsel. Charles a Special Counsel named in the hunter biden case, but its the same prosecutor, david weiss, who was already heading it up, and that has republicans calling it a coverup. Were going to get the latest from Lucas Tomlinson on what the white house is saying. Former acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker on what weiss is now doing, and gop president ial candidate tim scott on how voters are responding. Plus, the death toll now at 80 in maui, and the word the Attorney General this hawaii will be lawn a. Ing a probe into the official response to those catastrophic wildfires. Welcome, everyone. Im Charles Payne in for neil cavuto, and this is cavuto live. We bin at the white house where President Biden so far is staying quiet on the Special Counsel appointment in his sons case. Lucas tomlinson is there though. Reporter charles, it was just a few weeks ago in that Delaware Courtroom where hunter biden and his family thought his legal issues would soon b
Investigation goes from here. Hi, david. Hi, gillian and sandra. Safe bet this investigation is now prolonged for at least the next several months now that david weiss is Special Counsel. All that talk about whether or not david weiss requested Special Counsel Status from Attorney General garland, talk about the plea deal in delaware, throw all of that out the window now that he is Special Counsel. And saying david weiss asked for the status, the trumpappointed u. S. Attorney investigating the president s son for several years will continue. Attorney general Merrick Garland decided to give him special County Status after Plea Deal Negotiations fell through. In a new Court Filing Shows during the july 26, 2023, hearing, the defendant pled not guilty. Since that time they have engaged in further negotiations but are at impasse. The government believes it will not resolve short of a trial. I am committed to making as much of his report public as possible, consistent with legal requirement
1000 are still missing after wildfires raise the Historic Town of lahaina to the ground. Hawaii governor is calling this the worst Natural Disaster in the states history. Survivors say it looks like the apocalypse. This is outnumbered, im Emily Compagno here with my cohost Kayleigh Mcenany and Harris Faulkner and joining us fox news contr contributor tammy bruce and david webb. Shocking video out of lahaina show houses engulfed in flames, as strong winds and Dry Conditions pushed the fire into urban neighborhoods. Some residents had no choice but to jump into the ocean to escape the flames. Shocking photos show this 200yearold church reduced to ash during the wildfire. Satellite shots reveal the full destruction in lahaina. The image on left june 25th and the one on right is from wednesday, showing almost nothing left standing. Mayor of maui claims the coastal town is gone and thousands will not be able to return to their homes for the foreseeable future. The mayor is likening lahaina
Thank you so much. Bidens Justice Department unleashes an unprecedented three indictments of trump in just four months. Former doj prosecutors say the latest looks just as weak and if specious as the manhattan d. A. Indictment that stretches the constitution and the law. Now, the histrionics and overheated rhetoric do not make up for the weakness of this case. You just have to look at the facts. Special counsel smith could not find evidence to charge trump for inciting an insurrection. There was incitement nowhere to to be found in the indictment. Through the plus, weve got sound of biden saying they would do all they could to stop trump from running again. Fox news Griff Jenkins live outside the u. S. District court in d. C. With the latest. Griff. Reporter hey, good evening, liz. Three indictments in four months. If you add it up, liz, its 78 criminal counts that hes facing. Special counsel smith made remarks briefly yesterday after the indictment. Some felt it was politically charge