Some republicans going as far as calling it a coverup. What is the white house saying . For that we go to Lucas Tomlinson at the white house. Federal prosecutors say negotiations with bidens legal team have hit a snag and this case could be going to trial. The Justice Department refused to rule out if President Biden would be part of future investigations after that Special Counsel was named yesterday. Special counsel will not be subject to the daytoday supervision of any official of the department, but he must comply with the regulations, procedures and policies of the department. Republicans have been calling for Special Counsel for a long time to investigate hunter biden, but many in the g. O. P. Are not happy charles that it was david weiss named who has already been investigating hunter for the past five years. The appointment of a special council allows him to file additional charges against hunter biden outside delaware. Heres Jonathan Turley. Theres no question this magnifies t
york. you get up to 8 inches in some of these communities. that s a summer s worth of rain that they got in a single day, no surprise we are talking about major flooding when you look at some of those issues. now, all of that rain has now settled up in the vermont area where folks as we speak so far today have seen anywhere from 4 inches to 6 inches of rain. those are the areas where the rain is continuing to fall. hardest hit areas yesterday now clearing off and that rain has lifted further to the north. upstate new york seeing very heavy rain. northern vermont, new hampshire. areas where this rain is still falling as we speak. flooding likely still going to be an issue as we watch this entire system drift off further to the north. we are still under an extreme flood threat across the entire state of vermont. all the way through today. taking you into tomorrow morning. and that s how long it s going to take for this big rain system to eventually move its way out of this regi
some republicans going as far as calling it a cover-up. what is the white house saying? for that we go to lucas tomlinson at the white house. federal prosecutors say negotiations with biden s legal team have hit a snag and this case could be going to trial. the justice department refused to rule out if president biden would be part of future investigations after that special counsel was named yesterday. special counsel will not be subject to the day-to-day supervision of any official of the department, but he must comply with the regulations, procedures and policies of the department. republicans have been calling for special counsel for a long time to investigate hunter biden, but many in the g.o.p. are not happy charles that it was david weiss named who has already been investigating hunter for the past five years. the appointment of a special council allows him to file additional charges against hunter biden outside delaware. here s jonathan turley. there s no question this
weiss confirmed again that he ran the biden probe. he never requested special counsel status. and he was able to charge hunter biden outside delaware. he wrote: i was assured that i would be granted this authority if it proved necessary. irs whistleblower gary shapley s attorneys shot back writing u.s. attorney david weiss story continues to change. shapley says he personally saw weiss complain. i even had him repeat that because i knew how important that fact was and i wanted to make sure i understood it. on sunday, iowa senator chuck grassley wrote weiss asking about assistant u.s. attorney leslie wolf who shapley alleges slow-walked aspects of the investigation. he says wolf nixed #-z a plan to everyone is a guest house where hunter stayed. telling congressional staff the decision was whether the juice was worth the squeeze. a spokesperson for weiss and wolf declined to comment. since taking office, attorney general merrick garland has insisted the investigation was