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WHY WEISS?
Powerline ^ | 08/12/2023 | Scott Johnson

Posted on 08/12/2023 12:13:48 PM PDT by thegagline

Attorney General Merrick Garland announced the appointment of United States Attorney David Weiss as special counsel in the investigation of Hunter Biden yesterday. The Department of Justice has posted Garland’s statement here.

Why Weiss? That is a difficult question to answer honestly in public. Indeed, Garland took no questions — ignoring a reporter who asked why Weiss had been elevated to special counsel if he had “ultimate authority” to prosecute, as Garland claimed in sworn congressional testimony earlier this year.

Weiss is special. On that we can agree:

• Weiss is the “prosecutor” whose plea deal with Hunter Biden failed to pass muster with Judge Maryellen Noreika, the federal judge presiding over the case.

• “These agreements are not straightforward and they contain some atypical provisions,” Judge Noreika observed.

• Weiss is the “prosecutor” whom IRS whistleblowers have just called out for abetting the suppression of of the investigation and lying about his authority to Congress, among other things.

• Weiss is the “prosecutor” who has spent five years on the investigation and never gotten around to seeking an indictment of Hunter Biden as the clock has ticked to bar the most serious tax felonies Biden’s has committed.

• Weiss is a United States Attorney and therefore ineligible for special counsel appointment under the applicable regulations.

• Given his disqualifications, one might reasonably infer that Weiss’s appointment is a pretext to assure that the cover-up continues — that minimal harm befalls Hunter Biden and that no roads lead to Joe Biden.

• It’s good to know we have a law-abiding administration to restore regular order.

The first thought that occurred to me upon learning of Weiss’s appointment was what a farce. ***However, it isn’t funny and it does not promise a happy ending.

(Excerpt) Read more at powerlineblog.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: corrupt; donatedonaldtrump; donatetrump; garland; hunter; hunterbiden; specialcounsel; weiss
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1 posted on 08/12/2023 12:13:48 PM PDT by thegagline
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To: thegagline


"Weisssssssssssss!"
2 posted on 08/12/2023 12:16:39 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: thegagline

Because Weiss made the crooked plea deal with Humper and will whitewash this whole thing for President Retard and his bribery

That’s why


3 posted on 08/12/2023 12:17:32 PM PDT by NWFree (Sigma male 🤪)
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To: thegagline

To protect Weiss. They need to go after that nasty thing, Lisa Wolff.


4 posted on 08/12/2023 12:18:01 PM PDT by blackdog ((Z28.310) My dog Sam eats purple flowers.)
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To: dfwgator

Because Weiss did a great job “aging off” the felony tax evasion charges from 2014-2015.


5 posted on 08/12/2023 12:18:04 PM PDT by kiryandil (China Joe and Paycheck Hunter - the Chink in America's defenses)
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To: thegagline

https://dailycaller.com/2023/06/28/lesley-wolf-us-attorney-covered-hunter-biden/


6 posted on 08/12/2023 12:19:08 PM PDT by blackdog ((Z28.310) My dog Sam eats purple flowers.)
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To: thegagline

For the same reason why the left came out to defend him, they own his ass that’s why


7 posted on 08/12/2023 12:19:33 PM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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To: All

This is largely unimportant.

This provides the GOPe some sort of cover in that they are anti Biden and excuses them for not taking action to stop all interference in the election via Trump prosecution.

These people are not Republicans. They are not conservatives. Conservatism has nothing to do with taxing and spending. It focuses entirely on draining the Swamp and Building the Wall.

Any pretend Republican who does not make those issues the focus of all his activities is a left wing progressive.


8 posted on 08/12/2023 12:21:40 PM PDT by Owen
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To: NWFree

yup. Bought and paid for


9 posted on 08/12/2023 12:24:39 PM PDT by StolarStorm
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To: thegagline

Because he is already corrupted…


10 posted on 08/12/2023 12:24:45 PM PDT by gov_bean_ counter (Eccl 10:2 - The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left.)
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To: thegagline
The Babylon Bee "gets it":


11 posted on 08/12/2023 12:27:05 PM PDT by EasySt (Say not this is the truth, but so it seems to me to be, as I see this thing I think I see. #MAGA-AaA)
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To: NWFree

They wanted a trump judge so that’s who they chose. Very easy.


12 posted on 08/12/2023 12:29:55 PM PDT by napscoordinator (DeSantis is a beast! Florida is the freest state in the country! )
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To: thegagline

Problem 1: He works for the government. So violates law.
Problem 2. He has been a DNC lackey and coverup guy for the Biden’s
Problem 3. Blocks investigative power of Congress
Problem 4. He isn’t timely. He will run out statute of limitations on crimes.

Basically, it’s just another cover up and distract move that’s a result of bogus elections, propaganda media, out of control government.

Congress just needs to impeach Biden with the evidence they have, no point in trying to drag it out to sink Trump anymore. Nobody, and I mean Nobody with a two brain cells to rub together can not see through this. Just another deep state move. The people want control of the government, and they don’t want to give it up.


13 posted on 08/12/2023 12:30:09 PM PDT by Pete Dovgan
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To: blackdog
"To protect Weiss" from testifying before the House, exactly.

THAT and they're Synagogue blood brothers perhaps.

14 posted on 08/12/2023 12:33:22 PM PDT by CivilWarBrewing (Get off my back for my usage of CAPS, especially you snowflake males! MAN UP!)
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To: thegagline
WHY WEISS?

Because Weiss is a "made man" inside the Biden Crime Family?

Naming someone new exposes the Bidens. Omertà keeps Weiss' knowledge of the family business inside the family.

-PJ

15 posted on 08/12/2023 12:33:52 PM PDT by Political Junkie Too ( * LAAP = Left-wing Activist Agitprop Press (formerly known as the MSM))
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To: Sarah Barracuda

RE: they own his ass that’s why

The Devil (Peter Cook) to the nerdy victim (Dudley Moore) in Bedazzled:

(asked why didn’t you do something bad to that vicar down there?)

“Him? Oh, he’s one of ours.”


16 posted on 08/12/2023 12:43:08 PM PDT by frank ballenger (You have summoned up a thundercloud. You're gonna hear from me. Anthem by Leonard Cohen)
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To: Pete Dovgan

It’s a giant “FU! And, what are you going to do about it?” to the American people.


17 posted on 08/12/2023 12:47:20 PM PDT by sjmjax
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To: thegagline

Why Wiess?
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Why not?
https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/dayton-allen/why-not/


18 posted on 08/12/2023 12:48:08 PM PDT by frank ballenger (You have summoned up a thundercloud. You're gonna hear from me. Anthem by Leonard Cohen)
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To: frank ballenger

Exactly. Why not? Is anyone going to do anything about it, like cut off funding to the DOJ/FBI like McCarthy could do on 1 October by simply refusing to pass any bill that funds the DOJ/FBI. Quite simply all the House republicans need to do is nothing. Absolutely nothing. Something very simple for their sorry deepstate swamp lazy RINO backsides. Yet they can’t even threaten to do that which they are very good at. N-O-T-H-I-N-G. Simple sweet nothing. Dolce Far Niente. Do sweet nothing.


19 posted on 08/12/2023 1:00:29 PM PDT by AndyJackson
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To: AndyJackson

Great post.

Asking our GOP leaders to develop courage, character and a sense of responsibility to the citizens is apparently too much.


20 posted on 08/12/2023 1:04:16 PM PDT by frank ballenger (You have summoned up a thundercloud. You're gonna hear from me. Anthem by Leonard Cohen)
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