It was also the same Weiss who reportedly allowed the statute of limitations to run out on Hunter’s major tax offenses, even though he had the option to extend it.It was the same Weiss who did not indict on major tax felonies and cut a plea deal that brushed aside a felony gun charge.It was the same Weiss who inked a widely panned “sweetheart” deal that caused a federal judge to balk and trash a sweeping immunity grant — language that even the prosecutor admitted he had never previously seen in a plea deal.That is why many asked Garland to “say it ain’t so.”The Weiss appointment definitively established Garland as a failure as attorney general. As someone who initially praised Garland’s appointment, I now see that he has repeatedly shown he lacks the strength and leadership to rise to these moments.
Interesting tidbit from this article: the appointment of Special Counsel to Weiss is also illegal, since the SC is supposed to be "selected from outside the U.S. government." Great job, Merrick.
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And it was the same Weiss who GOP leaders demanded be named special counsel.
Republicans are preposterous fake martyrs.
Interesting tidbit from this article: the appointment of Special Counsel to Weiss is also illegal, since the SC is supposed to be "selected from outside the U.S. government." Great job, Merrick.
This is all over the internet. But Weiss worked for the state of Delaware, not the U.S. government.
Besides that minor detail, it’s also legal because a special counsel needn't be selected from outside the government if appointed pursuant to the AG’s authority under 28 U.S.C. 508, 510, 515, 533. As Weiss has just been.
To cite one notable example of this: your mighty savior-to-be, John Durham.
Mysteriously, the MAGA monkeys didn't develop this instant expertise in analyzing regulatory law when Durham was legally appointed.
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