That the judge piped up and said im not going to be a rubber stamp for this unprecedented plea deal. That fell apart as you remember. Heres the question for this afternoon did things just to get a little better or little worse for hunter biden and potentially by extension, for his father who was running for president. Theres a lot going on behind the scenes here on this friday afternoon, what it says, this means that a trial is in order but where . Would it be in d. C. , california, does it move it off his plate . Theres a jurisdictional question there about where this all goes, also the timeline, the clock is ticking on these charges. Some of these are displayed to run out while all of this plays out under the statute of limitations, heres attorney general Merrick Garland announcing all of this a short time ago, watch. 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 a
Congressional republicans are already saying weisss new status makes him a Fire Wall Insulating President Biden and his Justice Department and could actually impede congressional efforts to get to the truth. Look into that. Also tonight, the Justice Department has moved to officially dismiss the now defunked plea deal with the president s son. Correspondent dazed spunt has the details from the Justice Department. Good evening, david. Reporter bret, good evening to you. The legal jeopardy for the president s son only deepens now that this case has Special Counsel status, and we can say tonight that it appears hunter biden is headed for trial. I have concluded that it is in the Public Interest to appoint him as Special Counsel. David weiss, the u. S. Attorney who had been leading the Justice Departments probe of Hunter Bidens tax and Business Dealings now getting a new job title and new legal responsibilities. Reporter mr. Weiss has the authority he needs to conduct a thorough investigat
Legal eagles john hugh, mccarthy, dupree. Concessions on the House Oversight committee and what this means for their investigation. Welcome, everyone. I am charles in for neil, this is your world. Fox Team Coverage with david spunt at the Justice Department with the fallout from all of this and peter doocy on how the white house is reacting to it. We begin with david. Charles, the plea deal is off the case in delaware is off. Right now it looks like hunter biden is heading toward trial, possibly in california or washington, d. C. , or even potentially both. I want to read a new court filing just posted on the public docket entered by the government within the last few hours. It says the parties have engaged in further plea negotiations, but are at an impasse. The government now believes the case will not result short of a trial. Remember, david weiss, the person just named a Special Counsel, was the same prosecutor who just a month ago, not even a month ago, charles, was in a courtroom
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
are expected to run. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. a prince harry reportedly claims he was physically attacked by his brother william during a row over his marriage to meghan. the guardian has obtained a copy of spare, the highly anticipated book from the duke of sussex, days before it s due to hit the shelves. the bbc are yet to see a copy. aru na iyengar reports. there is stringent prelaunch security around this book but the guardian has published extracts of a copy of spare it has viewed. in the book, prince harry describes a meeting in 2019 at his home in london with prince william to discuss their faltering relationship. a furious row broke out, according to the book, during which prince william, now the prince of wales, described meghan, the duchess of sussex, as difficult, rude and abrasive. harry accused his brother of parroting the press narrative about his wife. the row escalated, and then, according to the book, harry claims he