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
Running mate. Ill ask him this morning. Plus challenging biden, the new Special Counsel appointment fuels more criticism from republicans. If he were a republican he would have been in jail a long time ago. Biden is also facing critics from within his own party on his capacity to serve. Ill talk to democratic congressman dean philips of minnesota who is actively calling for more primary challenger to biden. And red alert. That vote in ohio is pretty sobering. Ohioet voers deliver a victory to supporters of Abortion Rights and offer another warning sign for republicans. If republicans are just focused on one issue theyll have a bit of a challenge. Support for legal action for abortion is winning inside red and blue states from kansas to kentucky to michigan. Will it be a motivating factor for voters in 2024. Joining me for insight and analysis are. Politico mriback coauthor eugene daniels. Republican strategist brandon buck. Is imoen sanderstownsend, former spokesperson for Kamala Harri
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
that would mean that as biden is running for president someone is arguing to constrain gun rights. hunters lawyers would be defending him by saying, no, those rights need to be broader. lots of criminal defense lawyers have made that case. but talk about a massive political headache for the white house. the reason is probably worse for the biden folks is because it is counter to the narrative. the narrative is, i m a family man who does have a lot of drama. that s why you chose me. i m here to put my hands on the wheel. exactly what brendan is talking about. most voters are not going to understand the differences about the things that are happening. it is special counsel. that is the concern. and the biden folks, they have already resigned themselves that hunter biden would be used against them during the campaign. they don t see this as that different. the confusion there is exactly what i m talking about. the democrats need to realize that if you don t find this republicans will
weiss, the u.s. attorney from delaware appointed by trump to the position of special counsel, already investigating him for allegedly paying failing to pay more than $1 million in taxes and a federal gun charge for lying about his drug use on a background check form. last month hunters lawyers that they had struck a deal but it fell apart in court, and when the judge questioned it, both sides said they tried to keep negotiating but the justice department says the case is all but certain to head to a trial. what does this all mean for hudson by hunter biden, especially as his dad is running for reelection? bigger that means this investigation is far from over, it had been going on for five years, hunter biden was close to this plea deal until it fell apart under the scrutiny of the judge last month. she was not prepared to sign off on it. it seemed like everything was wrapping up with a special counsel appointment means that