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Now we learn that the sweetheart plea deal was actually Weiss getting tough on Hunter.
In emails obtained by The New York Times between the (alleged) prosecutors and the Hunter camp, we learn that Weiss was ” willing to forgo any prosecution of Mr. Biden at all, and his office came close to agreeing to end the investigation without requiring a guilty plea on any charges.” It was only the congressional testimony of Gary Shapley and Joseph Ziegler that changed his mind. Only then did Weiss demand Hunter plead guilty to two piddling misdemeanor counts. Now, whether Weiss changed course to mitigate the damage to the Bidens or himself, or both, it speaks to a decision-making process tainted by political considerations. Even in the best light, that should be disqualifying.
Then again, what kind of “evenhanded” investigation is led by a prosecutor who’s been credibly accused of dragging his feet on a case and then lying to Congress? Is there no one else in the entire United States better positioned to investigate Hunter?
Clearly, not from Garland’s perspective. In the past, the Attorney General claimed that Weiss was free to prosecute Hunter in “any way he wanted to” and anywhere in the country. Weiss also told Congress that he had “never been denied the authority to bring charges in any jurisdiction.” If he chose to, he could have finished the job long ago. It’s been five years. The “special counsel” designation is meant to give him a veneer of independence.
Democrats like to point out that Weiss is a Donald Trump appointee and thus unlikely to participate in the Joe Biden protection racket. (A rather stark projection on how they view political power.) First off, so what? That fact doesn’t make him any more competent or any less susceptible to engage in actions that please those in power. Second, there is no way Weiss, who’s been around a long time, gets through any confirmation process without support from the Delaware power brokers — who are Democrats. Biden Democrats.
We don’t need to bore into his soul, however. We only need to look at his actions and his history. Now, the fact that Weiss worked closely with the late Beau Biden doesn’t mean he’s unethical, but it does mean he’s ill-suited to lead an independent inquiry into the Biden family. The fact that, according to the Washington Examiner, seven prosecutors working under Weiss during the Hunter Biden investigation were Democratic donors doesn’t make them corrupt. It makes Weiss a terrible choice to investigate the president’s family.
It’s worth remembering that the special counsel exists to allow government the ability to avoid conflicts of interest that occasionally hamper federal investigations. Weiss, though, is a walking conflict of interest. And the only plausible reason Garland gave him the job is so he would continue protecting the president.
https://thefederalist.com/2023/08/22/hunter-biden-special-counsel-appointment-is-a-blatant-act-of-corruption/