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A Not-So-Special Counsel for Hunter Biden – WSJ

By Thomas A. Smith

Merrick Garland s appointment Friday of David Weiss as a special counsel is best understood as political damage control after the Attorney General s sweetheart plea deal with Hunter Biden blew up under judicial questioning. The result may be worse for the President s son but better for Joe Biden s re-election campaign.

The Justice Department is telling federal Judge Maryellen Noreika that it wants to withdraw its wrist-slap plea deal, and Hunter s lawyers have until Monday to reply. The request vindicates critics of the deal, and it poses greater criminal risk for the younger Biden if Judge Noreika grants the Justice Department s request. He may now end up facing some felony tax charges, as two investigating IRS whistleblowers told Congress they had recommended, or perhaps other charges.

via www.wsj.com

WSJ is not impressed.