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Just as today will not be allowed to obstruct Congress's investigation into the Biden's. What a crazy day today in a Friday afternoon. Welcome back to the show. Glad you're here 855-839-1210 on Twitter at Rich Zeeoli. Weiss is under no deadline to conclude the Hunter Biden case, but remember, and Andy McCarthy nailed it. Absolutely. The reason why this is happening, special councils get to write a final report.

This is done to completely vindicate Joe Biden and thus vindicate Barack Obama. That's why this happened. Here is Merrick Garland from today, Matt DeSantis. If you could play clip number one, we'll start there. When he came out and he appointed David Weiss as special council of the investigation into Hunter Biden, cut one.

In February 2018, after being nominated by the former president and confirmed by the Senate, Mr Weiss was sworn in as the United States Attorney for the District of Delaware. Mr Weiss had been a career prosecutor, having served previously in the office for more than a decade.

In 2019, Mr Weiss, in his capacity as U.S. Attorney, and along with federal law enforcement partners, began investigating allegations of certain criminal conduct by, among others, Robert Hunter Biden.

That investigation has been recently referenced in federal criminal proceedings in the District of Delaware, and as noted in those proceedings and other public statements by Mr Weiss's office, that investigation remains ongoing.

In February 2021, U.S. Attorney Weiss was asked to remain as U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware and in that capacity to continue to lead the investigation.

As I said before, Mr Weiss would be permitted to continue his investigation, take any investigative steps he wanted, and make the decision whether to prosecute in any district.

Mr Weiss has told Congress that he has been granted ultimate authority over this matter, including the responsibility for deciding where, when, and whether to file charges, and for making decisions necessary to preserve the integrity of any prosecution consistent with federal law, the principles of federal prosecution, and departmental policies.

In a July 2020 letter to Congress, Mr Weiss said that he had not to that point requested special counsel designation.

On Tuesday of this week, Mr Weiss advised me that in his judgment, his investigation had reached a stage at which he could continue his work as a special counsel, and he asked to be so appointed.

Upon considering his request, as well as the extraordinary circumstances relating to this matter, I have concluded that it is in the public interest to appoint him as special counsel.

This appointment confirms my commitment to provide Mr Weiss all the resources he requests.

It also reaffirms that Mr Weiss has the authority he needs to conduct a thorough investigation and to continue to take the steps he deems appropriate independently based only on the facts and the law.

Mr Weiss will also continue to serve as U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware.

A special counsel, he will continue to have the authority and responsibility that he has previously exercised to oversee the investigation and decide where, when, and whether to file charges.

Okay, now, if you go on a little flashback to all the way, way, way, way back machine to June of 2023, when the Attorney General claimed that David Weiss actually has more authority than a special counsel, complete authority.

So why are we doing this today? He already had all the authority he needed. He could go anywhere, do anything. He could leap tall buildings in a single bound.

Why would we need to give him all this authority? Cut three.

The only person with authority to make somebody a special counsel or refuse to make somebody a special counsel as the Attorney General, Mr Weiss never made that request to me.

Do you think in just a follow on that? Do you think that a special counsel, can you explain the rationale for not appointing special counsel on this case?

Mr Weiss had, in fact, more authority than a special counsel would have, as complete as he had and has complete authority, as I said, to bring a case anywhere he wants in his discretion.

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