Hunter Biden, son of President Joe Biden, is facing charges for failing to file or pay taxes and for owning a handgun while a drug user. In an interview on "Meet the Press", Hunter Biden's attorney, Rep. Dean Phillips, said that a trial is not inevitable and that the investigation has compromised the president's image. Phillips also said that he does not believe the president is corrupt, but that the image of the investigation is what matters and the outcome is still uncertain.
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Samuel Bankman-Fried, the founder of cryptocurrency trading firm FTX, was ordered to be sent to jail on Friday by a federal judge in New York. The Justice Department has accused Bankman-Fried of a “pattern of witness tampering and evading his bail conditions”, which included trying to influence witnesses in his fraud case and reaching out to witnesses in violation of his bail conditions. Bankman-Fried is currently being held in a federal detention center, and his case is ongoing.
The Justice Department has appointed Delaware U.S. Attorney David Weiss as a special counsel to oversee the investigation into President Joe Biden's son, Hunter Biden. Weiss was appointed by former President Donald Trump and kept on by President Biden, and the appointment of Weiss as special counsel will ensure that he has the authority to conduct a thorough investigation independently and based only on the facts and the law. It is unclear when the investigation will be completed or what the outcome may be.
Attorney General Merrick Garland has appointed U.S. Attorney David Weiss as special counsel to oversee the investigation into Hunter Biden, President Joe Biden's son. Weiss has been the top federal prosecutor in Delaware since 2018 and has been leading the investigation since 2019. The Justice Department said Weiss will be responsible for the “ongoing investigation" of Hunter Biden and any other matters that may arise from it. Weiss will remain on as U.S. attorney and continue leading the investigation, though the outcome and timeline remain unclear.
A federal appeals court in Washington has revealed that Special Counsel Jack Smith obtained a search warrant for data and records pertaining to the Twitter account @realDonaldTrump in January 2023. The warrant was accompanied by a nondisclosure order and Twitter twice failed to comply, leading to a lengthy battle and a civil contempt ruling with a $350,000 fine. The details and evidence of the investigation remain unclear, but the ruling is a reminder of the ongoing investigation into the 2020 election.
Bernard Kerik, a close ally of former President Donald Trump, met with Justice Department prosecutors on Monday as part of their investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 election. Kerik worked with Rudy Giuliani to confirm baseless allegations of voter fraud in the 2020 election. Special counsel Jack Smith was not present during the five-hour interview, which focused on the events between the election and January 6th. It is unclear if Kerik will face any charges in connection with the investigation.
The Justice Department has requested a protective order in the criminal case against former President Donald Trump, which would limit what sensitive information Trump and his legal team could share publicly. In response, House Democrats have called on the policymaking body for federal courts to permit live broadcasting of court proceedings in the case. The public is eager to have access to accurate and reliable information surrounding the case against Trump.
Special Counsel Jack Smith has indicted former President Donald Trump on four counts related to his alleged attempts to overturn the 2020 election results. Several of Trump's GOP rivals have used the indictment to call into question his fitness for office and to urge him to step away from the campaign, while Trump remains the clear front-runner in the Republican presidential primary. Asa Hutchinson, a former congressman and former Arkansas governor, has said that now the system of justice will determine whether Trump is criminally responsible.