Why did it take so long for DOJ to appoint a special counsel to investigate Hunter Biden?



Attorney General Merrick Garland announced he was appointing U.S. Attorney David Weiss as special counsel in the ongoing investigation into Hunter Biden. Ryan Reilly, Garrett Haake and Monica Alba discuss the legal and political fallout from that announcement and the latest in Trumpโ€™s legal developments.ย 

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  1. garland do you understand what you are doing hear honestly is this how you want the globe to see things being done this is outrageous when has it ever been done like this

  2. the purpose of the court system is to review these extraordinary circumstances in the event there is a claim of unfair treatment. NO SPECIAL COUNCIL NEEDED!

  3. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚ The new name for the USA White House is The White Drug House, Hunter mostly lives there. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚

  4. President Biden is compromised! The reason rhe DOJ changed it was so that Wiess wouldn't have to testify to congress because he changed his story to Jim Jordan 3 times! Do your research you are supposed to be reporters do your job!

  5. EVERY STEP OF THIS CASE will take a looooong time. That's why they chose the people they did to handle it. It will be long after 2024 when it is settled. Plenty of time for Old Joe to "win" his second term…I mean. Obama's FOURTH TERM!
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  6. I'm a Dem and I think the entire Biden situation is not being handled fairly. I fear for honesty in America now. The power really has been weaponized..

  7. The judge was genius. Connect Trump's continued misbehavior to a more speedy trial.

  8. Getting ' hot' on Merit?๐Ÿ˜…

  9. We don't know what changed?????
    POLITICAL PRESSURE from Jordan and Comer.
    How could you be so ignorant to say " something changed, we don't know what".
    Do you think Americans are as stupid as you seem to be?

  10. Hunter is a black sheep. Democrats must stand tall to speak out.

  11. Most corrupt government in the world!!!

  12. What took so long is it's only now necessary to obstruct the Republican congress's investigation!

  13. Special Counsel needs to be someone Who Does Not Work For the Government!!

  14. Iโ€™ll tell you what took so long there a little play deal cover-up didnโ€™t work this is Plan B to run out the clock

  15. What an absolute joke ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚

  16. THEIR BOSS IS GUILTY ALONG SIDE OF HUNTER. THAT'S WHY.

  17. The Marxist left actually believe their own lies! ๐Ÿ›ธ๐Ÿ›ธ๐Ÿ›ธ

  18. Hunter has a really big habit – so special council is needed as he is in a very sensitive situation- so we we need to protect his mental state at all costs otherwise he might comedown hard & get depressed. ๐Ÿ˜ฎ ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

  19. They had to find someone willing to roll on with the cover up.

  20. This has less to do with Hunter Biden than serving as a means to keep David Weiss from testifying (aka, lying) before the House in September. Weiss will still appear, but now the only answer he has to give is "I cannot speak about an on-going investigation". As for any actual investigation, Weiss will just keep doing what he has over the last 5 years. He'll probably be more careful about using investigators who aren't "Team Players".

  21. Went are they not tallying about him and this father received 20 million from China Ukraine

  22. How can they be so lame. Hunter is a criminal. Joe bieden is a criminal

  23. What changed was they rooted out dirty NSC lawyer's, now weiss can go after them ALL. Hunter was just a stupid bag man. Weve heard absolutely nothing about pelosi,john kerry and many others ukraine businesses

  24. Why does it take Merrick Garland so long to make any decision? He's a timid man who never was up to the job of Attorney General.

  25. And, of course, we all really, really trust David Weiss.

  26. Chuck Todd one of the worse in the business!!!

  27. Plus !!! It sllows them to move the case to another state and ultimately a different judge

  28. Also. We all know this was done to prevent the house to interview David Weise. Sniff sniff sniff

  29. Chuck asks a question, then just before someone answers, he re-asks the question but in a longwinded way. But anyhow, Hunter isnโ€™t a president or a politician. If heโ€™s guilty then fine, lock him up. But Jared and Ivanka need an investigation also because they were in politics and in powerful positions to make a billion from that power.

  30. The DOJ had to be careful in appointing the right Patsy in The Hunter Biden case, in order to Protect The President. Mr. Joe Biden.

  31. The DOJ had to be careful in appointing the right Patsy in The Hunter Biden case, in order to Protect The President. Mr. Joe Biden.

  32. Perhaps theyโ€™ve been busy dikking-around with trumpโ€™s bs?!

  33. Hunter?!
    They need to be looking into Jared & Ivanka!

  34. Breaking News BS BS and more BS thank you Chucky and MSDNC

  35. Looks like Hunterโ€™s going to get a sweetheart deal after all.

  36. No, the real question I have yet to hear from the media is why has it taken so long for the DOJ, or even a Senate investigation, to look into the financial dealings of Ivana and Jared? Why did Jared receive $2 billion from the Saudiโ€™s? Unlike Hunter, a private citizen, Jared and Ivanka had security clearance and worked for the White House paid with tax payer money!

  37. Whereโ€™s the investigation on Jared and Ivanka

  38. Sleepy Joe is now trying to keep his dog on a leash. Invite him to camp David and state dinner

  39. Itโ€™s all for a coverup of Hunter

  40. We need a separate Independent DOJ Branch, which promotes from within based on Merit by a select LEO Board… 4 Branches of Checks & Balances…

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  42. Humanity hopes that an equal effort being used against hunter will also be used against the treasonous Trimp de Shrimp brains clan members like jar'ed head and invaker.

  43. Nobody cares about Hunter Biden but the GOP ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚

  44. Every American should be insulted by this friqqen charade.

  45. Simple, the FBI is rotten at its core because the D.C. UniParty oligarchs have corrupted everything they touch.