Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed investigator David Weiss as special counsel in the Hunter Biden investigation, but Weiss’ connection to previous probes of President Biden’s son and role in his ill-fated original plea agreement have many GOP lawmakers questioning the move. On “America Reports” Friday, Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., slammed the move as a “political decision,” arguing the Justice Department is trying to solve “a legal problem they’ve created for themselves.”
DOJ USING HUNTER BIDEN SPECIAL COUNSEL TO ‘STONEWALL’ CONGRESS’ INVESTIGATION, GOP LAWMAKER SAYS
SEN. LIINDSEY GRAHAM: This was a political decision, not a legal decision. They’re trying to put out a fire and they just poured gasoline on it. Nobody in their right mind believes that making him a special counsel, Mr. Weiss, cleans up the mess that’s been created. If it weren’t for the House of Representatives, we wouldn’t know any of this.
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This doesn’t pass the smell test. What they’ve tried to do is…