Thought that august 11th was april 1st because his announcement that he appointed a Special Counselee to investigate hunter biden was like a really bad practical joke here today to announce the appointment of David Weissea as a Special Counsel consistent with the Department Of Justice Regulationrts Governing such matters. In keeping with those ofgulations, i have today notified the designated members of each House Of Congreshouss of the appointment. Yes, thats the same david weiss who tried to give eethearthunter that Sweetheart Y Deal before a smart judge stepped in to say noott so fast. Now, beyond that, weiss isnt even eligibls isnt e to be nam Special Counsel under the relevant Regulation Governinunseg his appointment. First, according to section 600. 3, he has to have a reputation for integrity and impartial Decision Making. Now, thats obviously in questioin n is the impartial Decision Making part after how he handled the initial phasesl of this investigation. N and the Special Co
strategy. apparently, they want hunter,o who s facing three active investigationsis facin, to stayt and not bring anythe bi more attention to the big guy. even as hunter faces a looming indictmenta . joining us now with the very latest, our own kevin hawk. b kevin kellyann, great to beau with you. anas you can well imagine, this is a major headache for the white house because apparently hunter biden is ,e, according to some, going rogueu . he sffect, whae t hefa is said to be doing is the whole f the fact he is facing numerouss investigations, apparently he is clashinh thg with the whitei house over his legal defense. now, as you pointed out, a he s facing investigations into possible tax fraud and illegalnd firearm purchase, business corruption, even a child support case in arkansas suppor well, tonight, according to axios, hunter has quote, clashed with top aides to histht father, the president, over that new legal strategy leadings hunter. it has been b said to hire t
Coming down the steps as he arrives here in israel. What must be going on in his mind . Greeting Benjamin Netanyahu, israels Prime Minister. They have known each other for decades and President Biden has been coming to this region for 50 years now. The us says over and over again what a close ally israel is and that it will unwaveringly stand by the side of israel, but it has also expressed deep concern about the unfolding and increasing humanitarian crisis in ghana so at the moment. Israel has tightened its siege on the gaza strip, no food, water, fuel medicine coming into the strip. And relentless Aerial Bombardment, following that massive loss of life, the murder of moo israelis inside israel ten days ago by militants who were coming out of gaza. So, we see the two men there, joe biden, with israels Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. They will be going on to hold behind the scenes talks, Closed Door Talks where you can expect a very frank conversation about the ongoing situation. Hu
the war in gaza lacked a long term plan. the resignations from the demands from too far right ministers in the governing coalition tojoin the cabinet instead, including the security minister, ben gvir. meanwhile, benjamin netanyahu has criticised an israeli military plan that will pause fighting to allow more aid into gaza. yolanda nel is at the crossing into gaza and was given access to the area by the israeli military and the comments you are about to hear from military representatives. we are about to hear from military representatives. representatives. we are at the most southerly representatives. we are at the most southerly point - representatives. we are at the most southerly point of - representatives. we are at the most southerly point of israel, next to gaza, and this is the main entry point, the kerem shalom crossing. you have these lorries making their way across right now but far fewer supplies are getting in then were in the past. that is really adding to the
australian writer are likely to be on the host s agenda. li is china s top ranked official after president xi jinping. his four day visit marks a stabilisation in relations between the us security ally and the world s second biggest economy, after a frosty period. on sunday, mr li s visit began with some panda diplomacy at the adelaide zoo, during which mr li said he ll be sending australia two new pandas. for australia, the chinese premier is the first person holding that position to come to this country since 2017. so there s symbolism in premier li simply stepping off the plane in australia. plenty of symbolism, too, visiting those two pandas at adelaide zoo, suggesting this soft diplomacy that s at play there. also significant that he went to a winery, given that the wine trade in australia was one of those industries hard hit by china s economic sanctions that it imposed on a range of australian commodities, beginning back in 2020. but significant challenges lie ahead. w