Jonathan Turley Issues Warning About Major Downside to Appointing Weiss as Special Counsel

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Legal scholar Jonathan Turley warned on Friday of the potential downsides of Attorney General Merrick Garland’s recent appointment of Delaware District Attorney David Weiss as a special counsel in the investigation of Hunter Biden after Weiss had previously denied his authority to charge the crack-loving Biden scion.

Speaking to Kayleigh McEnany on Fox News, Turley expressed serious reservations about the reappointment of Weiss, arguing that the counsel was “damaged goods” on account of his previous remarks about the limits of his authority to prosecute Hunter.

“Well, I think that’s the concern. The initial concern is whether Weiss is damaged goods,” Turley said. “You usually appoint a special counsel who will satisfy all sides, that this is someone who doesn’t bring any baggage to the question, who can resolve these issues. These whistleblowers were critical of Weiss. You know, Weiss has suggested that he always had this authority [to charge Hunter Biden]. The whistleblowers said that he said the exact opposite to staff. They suggested he allowed statute of limitations to run. That has not been the suggestion of the Department of Justice. So, the reappointment of Weiss is gonna raise some questions.” ...
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