Week, setting up a fourth possible indictment for trump. Also ahead, we will explain the new development in the Department Of Justices investigation of hunter biden and the Special Counsel now appointed to that case. And plus, we will bring you an update on the Catastrophic Maui Wildfire which is now the deadliest in modern u. S. History. Good morning, and welcome to way too early on this monday, august 14th. Im jonathan lemire. Thanks for starting your day and week with us. And we will begin with the latest on the devastating wildfires burning across the island of maui. Firefighters there in hawaii continue to battle flames this morning as officials have now confirmed that at least 96 people have died. The wildfire now ranks as the deadliest in modern United States history, surpassing 2018s campfire in california which killed 85. Hawaii governor josh green said the fires will likely be the largest Natural Disaster in his states history, with damages estimated at close to 6 billion. Ha
they re not happy with attorney general garland s appointment of weiss at special counsel, even after they initially asked garland to do exactly that. in fact, 31 gop senators wrote a letter to garland back in 2022 asking him to do exactly this, appoint weiss as special counsel, but now many of those same republican senators are saying weiss cannot be trusted given the plea deal he previously offered hunter biden. this is also when we note that weiss was appointed to his post by president donald trump. joining us now co-founder of punchbowl news anna palmer, she is an msnbc contributor. anna, help me understand this. this is something republicans wanted for a long time, the arguments they are now making against it are saying, well, weiss cut hunter a sweetheart deal so, therefore, he can t be trusted, or appointing a special counsel is just to now deflect attention from the hearings that