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US attorney leading Hunter Biden probe granted special counsel status, Garland announces
Aug 11, 2023, 10:28 AM | Updated: 10:39 am
FILE: U.S. Attorney David C. Weiss gives remarks to the media after a driver's education initiative at William Penn High School in New Castle. Weiss has been granted special counsel status in the legal case against Huner Biden, President Biden's son. (Saquan Stimpson/Delaware News Journal/USA Today Network via CNN)
(Saquan Stimpson/Delaware News Journal/USA Today Network via CNN)
Washington (CNN) — Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Friday that the Trump-appointed US attorney who is investigating Hunter Biden has been given “special counsel” status.
This gives the senior prosecutor, David Weiss, more powers than a typical US attorney.
Garland’s order appointing Weiss said he is authorized to “conduct the ongoing investigation … as well as any matters that arose from that investigation or may arise” as the probe continues.
A senior Justice Department official said Weiss will write a report, which the attorney general is expected to publicly release when the probe is over. This has been the common practice of special counsels in recent years, like Robert Mueller and John Durham.
Weiss made a request to be elevated to a special counsel on Tuesday.
This story is breaking and will be updated.
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