Were so gallantly streaming. And the rockets red glare, the bombs bursting in air gave proof through the night that our flag was still there. O, say does that starspangled banner yet wave oer the land of the free and the Home Of The Brave will we begin this morning with a fox news alert, a tragic update out of maui. Now at least 80 people are confirmed dead after devastating wildfires. Rachel Officials Say more than 1,000 people are still unaccounted for as rescue and Recovery Efforts continue. Joey another fox news alert, Washington Attorney general Merrick Garland making a big announcement about the hunter biden criminal probe. Im here today to announce the appointment of david weiss as a Special Counsel. On tuesday of this week, mr. Weiss advised me that, in his judgment, his investigation had reached a stage at which he should continue his work as a Special Counsel, and he asked to be so appointed. A. Joey Alexandria Hoff is joining us live with the9 story. Reporter Special Counsel
with the appointment of john durham who came from from within the justice department, but durham wasn t under any cloud of suspicion, he wasn t under any attacks over allegations of fixing the investigation. will: you know, jonathan, that would be akin to merrick garland pucking some other, you know picking some other prosecutor at some other jurisdiction far away within the doj, but he picked the one guy who s directly related, exactly as you described, in this case. i know it s hard to get inside another person s head, jonathan, but rachel asked this question earlier. it so clearly suggests political malfeasance, it so clearly what could be a motivation how about this, what is your most charitable explanation for the motivation of merrick garland? [laughter] that s e a tough question, will, because it s truly inexplicable, you know? i supported the appointment of merrick garland. i thought that it was an inspired choice.
counsel is, and you this does not abide by it. but really there s no recourse for that. only the justices department really take issue with the justice department not abiding by its own regulation, correct in. that s right, joey, and that s the problem with this law, is that it s not enforceable. something congress needs to look at. the law s quite clear, the purpose of a special counsel is the pick someone who is unassailable, someone who has no connections to the department of justice to assure the public that this is truly independent in the every respect. instead, merrick garland appointed someone who s under a cloud of suspicion. he s literally being investigated by congress for his conduct and handling of the prior hunter biden investigation. it flips the special counsel law on its head. now, it s true the department of justice did violate this before