Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Friday he has appointed a special counsel in the Hunter Biden probe, deepening the investigation of the president’s son ahead of the 2024 election.
Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Friday he has appointed a special counsel in the Hunter Biden probe, deepening the investigation of the president’s son ahead of the 2024 election.
It’s what he’s supposed to do. Special Counsels are there for situations when DOJ investigations & prosecutions fall afoul of politics - the investigation is in the hands of the same prosecutor as before, he just has the Special Prosecutor hat. Most important, he’s a career person, not an appointed political hack.
Now the investigation is under a career prosecutor, with rules & norms that keep politicians at arms’ reach, be they Republican or Democratic, and they can’t do things like yoink budgets or retaliate nearly so easily.