December 22, 2020
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Outgoing Attorney General Bill Barr said this week he won’t be appointing a special counsel to oversee an investigation into Hunter Biden before he leaves his post December 23rd, but that hasn’t stopped debate from carrying on about whether that’s the right move.
Barr said Monday that the current investigation into Biden is being handled “responsibly and professionally.” Biden, the son of President-elect Joe Biden, announced earlier in December that he was under federal investigation for his financial activities, something Barr reportedly kept quiet during the 2020 election cycle.
Barr’s decision, and his explanation for it, hasn’t convinced some Republicans who are still calling for a special counsel to be appointed before President Donald Trump leaves office. Trump was reportedly frustrated by Barr’s call, and could potentially push replacement Jeffrey Rosen to make the appointment once he takes over.
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As President-elect Joe Biden takes office in January, the Justice Department will be probing more than a few sensitive political matters. His son Hunter Biden said last week that he is under investigation for “tax affairs” by federal prosecutors in Delaware. Outgoing Attorney General Bill Barr appointed U.S. attorney John Durham as a special counsel for his inquiry into the Russia investigation’s origins in October. And President Donald Trump is reportedly considering whether to pressure Barr’s successor into naming another special counsel for the Hunter Biden case, in an obvious bid to undermine Biden’s presidency.