A surprise. Not a surprise was to both independence and accountability that was doubted by key republicans. Where will the hunter biden investigation go from here . How will the Biden Campaign respond . Will the mounting legal troubles of hunter biden and donald trump obscure other issues and candidates in the 2024 president ial race . It is saturday, august 12, 2023. Good morning and welcome to washington journal. Those questions and more about the announcement of the special counsel. We would like to hear your thoughts. 202 7488001 is the line to call for republicans. It is 202 7488000 for democrats. For independents and others, 202 7488002. You can send us a text at 202 7488003. Tell us your name and where you are texting from. We will also look for your comments on facebook and twitter, cspanwj. We will give you the chance to hear all of Merrick Garlands brief comments from yesterday. We will look at some analysis and update where the investigation is now. And we will hear from you
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Into account that there would be a Rudy Giuliani and president of the United States that would be listening to this ridiculous conspiracy idea which has again been completely debunked. You thought it might not look right . Did i make a mistake . Well maybe in the grand scheme of things, yeah. Did i make a mistake based upon some ethical lapse . Absolutely not. Bill starting with ellison barber near columbus, ohio. A democratic debate tonight and thats what brings you to the midwest, hello. Thats right. Good morning, bill. Yesterday Hunter Bidens attorney released a statement saying that hunter biden had made the decision to step down from the board of a chinese company. His father, 2020 homeful and Vice President joe biden was in iowa that afternoon speaking to the Largest Private Sector Union in the country and spoke to reporters after and quickly asked about himself. Frustrated with the questions and only took them for five minutes and ignored many reporters including myself who trie
Facts. Anyone who stands in their way obstructs the truth itself. That, ladies and gentlemen, is why we send more than two full year is looking into the question of whether or not donald trump worked secretly as an agent of vladimir putin. It was never any evidence that he did that but haley Clintons Campaign demanded a thorough investigation and as you well know, we got that investigation. In the end, the investigation and effect clear donald trump of claims that he colluded with russia but it also inadvertently indicated quite a few other people for unrelated crimes. We learn, for example, that quite a few senior Law Enforcement and intelligence officials think nothing of lying to the public. Really lying to the public or of abusing their tremendous powersr political ends, we did that, we now know that. We also know the Obama Administration was perfectly willing to spy on clinical opponents in the middle of a president ial campaign. It did that come too. These are not small revelatio
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