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David Weiss will now have the ability to “prosecute federal crimes in any federal judicial district arising from” his probe into the president’s son

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[–] wrath-sedan@kbin.social 45 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

In case you want any more proof Republicans are just manufacturing outrage for the sake of outrage.

“The undersigned request that you provide U.S. Attorney Weiss the full protections and authorities of a special counsel.”

— Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI), in a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland on September 16, 2022.

“There may be others who would be a worse pick than U.S. Attorney Weiss to be special counsel, but based on the prosecution of Hunter Biden to date, he has got to be close to the worst pick. This is unbelievable.”

— Johnson, in a tweet today.

Source from Political Wire

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