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2023-08-22 01:05:03 UTC
CNN legal analyst Elie Honig held nothing back during a Monday appearance on
CNN This Morning, claiming that newly-appointed Special Counsel David Weiss
and the Justice Department had made an unholy mess of the investigation
into President Joe Bidens son Hunter Biden.
Honig spoke with host Poppy Harlow about Weiss long history with the case,
noting that the Delaware-based U.S. Attorney had multiple opportunities to
charge the presidents embattled son and that he had repeatedly put off doing
so until whistleblower testimony and public pressure backed him into a
corner.
Harlow began with a report from The New York Times that said Weiss had been
prepared to forego any charges in Hunters case but that the IRS
whistleblowers had forced his hand.
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The takeaway is that the DOJ has made an unholy mess of this whole Hunter
Biden situation. I fault David Weiss, who Ive spoken positively about on
this show, given his long service as a U.S. attorney, Honig agreed.
But if you look at that reporting, first he was willing to let this thing go
altogether. Political pressure ramped up, he backtracks and says, Oh no
were going to need to take misdemeanor pleas,' Honig continued. Then they
go into court ready to take misdemeanor pleas, more pressure, more testimony
from the IRS and then this deal falls apart, and now he says, Well now I
need to be called Special Counsel.'
It seems like now twice, hes tried to make this case go away cheaply, twice
been called out on it, and twice backtracked, only in response to the
whistleblowers, the legal analyst concluded.
Weiss apparent willingness to let the younger Biden off with a proverbial
wrist-slap is one of the main reasons that many Republicans who have long
been calling for the Justice Department to appoint a special counsel to
oversee Hunter Bidens case are at least wary that Weiss was the one chosen
to take on that task.
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Let's go Brandon!
CNN This Morning, claiming that newly-appointed Special Counsel David Weiss
and the Justice Department had made an unholy mess of the investigation
into President Joe Bidens son Hunter Biden.
Honig spoke with host Poppy Harlow about Weiss long history with the case,
noting that the Delaware-based U.S. Attorney had multiple opportunities to
charge the presidents embattled son and that he had repeatedly put off doing
so until whistleblower testimony and public pressure backed him into a
corner.
Harlow began with a report from The New York Times that said Weiss had been
prepared to forego any charges in Hunters case but that the IRS
whistleblowers had forced his hand.
CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILY WIRE APP
The takeaway is that the DOJ has made an unholy mess of this whole Hunter
Biden situation. I fault David Weiss, who Ive spoken positively about on
this show, given his long service as a U.S. attorney, Honig agreed.
But if you look at that reporting, first he was willing to let this thing go
altogether. Political pressure ramped up, he backtracks and says, Oh no
were going to need to take misdemeanor pleas,' Honig continued. Then they
go into court ready to take misdemeanor pleas, more pressure, more testimony
from the IRS and then this deal falls apart, and now he says, Well now I
need to be called Special Counsel.'
It seems like now twice, hes tried to make this case go away cheaply, twice
been called out on it, and twice backtracked, only in response to the
whistleblowers, the legal analyst concluded.
Weiss apparent willingness to let the younger Biden off with a proverbial
wrist-slap is one of the main reasons that many Republicans who have long
been calling for the Justice Department to appoint a special counsel to
oversee Hunter Bidens case are at least wary that Weiss was the one chosen
to take on that task.
--
Let's go Brandon!