BREAKING: Attorney General Merrick Garland has appointed David Weiss as special counsel to oversee the Hunter Biden investigation.
The misdemeanor tax charges related to Hunter Biden's alleged failure to pay taxes for 2017 and 2018. A June filing from Weiss with the federal district court in Delaware indicated that Hunter Biden had at least $1.5 million in taxable income and owed at least $100,000. The president's son has fully repaid back taxes and fines, including $2 million reportedly paid to the government in 2022 with the assistance of a loan from his personal lawyer.
Minutes after Garland announced Weiss would become special counsel, Justice Department lawyers asked the court in Delaware to allow them to withdraw the case against Hunter Biden so charges could be refiled in Washington, D.C., and California, which they said were the proper venues to resolve the allegations. They said talks about a plea deal were at an impasse and the case now appears headed for trial.
"As special counsel he will continue to have the authority and responsibility that he has previously exercised to oversee the investigation and decide where, when and whether to file charges," Garland said.
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