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, that s 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 isn t even eligibls isn t 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, that s obviously in questioin n is the impartial decision making part after how he handled the initial phasesl of this investigation.n and th
the first debate in just two weeks. then the calendar thereafter littered with debates and caucuses, primaries and convention. does that mean that trump should not be tried before the election? no. the cases should proceed as they would were the candidate not a presidential candidate. they should not be postponed because of the election, in which he has chosen to run. but nor should they be expedited. i have noted here before that there s a long and noble tra jigs at doj of not wanting to act in a way that might be perceived as political. five recent attorneys general, republicans ask democrats, have all signed the same memo affirm lg the importance of keeping politics out of criminal charges. a republican in 2008, eric holder in 2012 and loretta lynch in 2016, bill barr in 2020 and mek garland just last year, they have all used the same language, include ing this paragr quote, simply put, politics must play no role in the decisions the federal investigators or prosecutors re
for more information how you can help victims of hawaii wildfires go to cnn.com/impact or text hawaii to 707070 to donate. the lead with jake tapper starts right now. a brand new special counsel now focused on hunter biden. the lead starts right now. the attorney general s surprise announcement. the prosecutor who was overseeing the hunter case is now being elevated to a special counsel. what will this mean for the president s son? what will this mean for the president? and donald trump might be told to zip it. the judge in the 2020 election fraud case signaling that she is going to be willing to restrict sensitive evidence as she tells trump s attorneys the former president s right to free speech is not absolute. and hawaii s catastrophe sadly getting worse. historic towns gone, homes burned to the ground, 55 lives confir confirmed lost, and that number is sadly expected to climb. welcome to the lead i m jake tapper. and we start with our law and justice lead
china to the labs in mexico to the cartels that are bringing the drugs into the united states, to their networks in the united states, to the streets of america. and we will continue to do that with every resource that congress gives us. human smuggling and sex trafficking are obviously abhorrent. the justice department has task forces on both of these subjects and have brought many, many cases on these subjects. the idea of putting sexually explicit material about children on the web is another area that we are continuing to investigate and prosecute and to ask the social media to take down from their sites. the gentleman from florida is recognized. i m just wondering, mr. attorney general. has anyone at the department told president biden to knock it off with hunter? you guys are charging hunter biden on some crimes, investigating him on others, you have the president bringing hunter biden around to state dinners. anyone told him to knock it off? our job in the justic
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, that s 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 isn t even eligibls isn t 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, that s obviously in questioin n is the impartial decision making part after how he handled the initial phasesl of this investigation.n and the special