U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland has appointed David Weiss, the current U.S. attorney overseeing the investigation into Hunter Biden, as a special prosecutor for the case. Garland said that Weiss had earlier told him the case had gotten to a point that upgrading it to a special prosecutor was necessary.
“Upon considering his request, as well as the extraordinary circumstances relating to this matter, I have concluded that it is in the public interest to appoint him as special counsel,” the Attorney General said.
Journalist Glenn Greenwald pointed out on X, formerly Twitter, that there are obvious red flags in this development:
