Special counsel named in Hunter Biden investigation
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🗓️ 27 August 2022
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A special counsel has been named in the Hunter Biden probe.
A judge warns former President Donald Trump against threatening witnesses in his election case.
USA TODAY Washington Watchdog Fellow Savannah Kuchar talks about campaign merch.
Sam Bankman-Fried is going to jail after his bail was revoked.
USA TODAY National Correspondent Elizabeth Weise looks at what this week's vote in San Francisco means for self-driving taxis.
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| 0:00.0 | Good morning, I'm Taylor Wilson and this is five things you need to know Saturday, the 12th of August 2023. |
| 0:20.0 | Today, a special council has been appointed in the investigation of Hunter Biden. |
| 0:25.0 | Plus, we look at campaign merchandise and driverless taxis are here. |
| 0:37.0 | Attorney General Merrick Garland has appointed a special council in the criminal investigation of Hunter Biden. |
| 0:44.0 | The move signals a wider probe of President Joe Biden's son ahead of the 2024 presidential election. |
| 0:51.0 | Garland announced yesterday that he's elevating David Weiss to special council status. |
| 0:56.0 | The U.S. Attorney in Delaware has led the Hunter Biden investigation already for five years. |
| 1:02.0 | The move marks a significant turn in the Justice Department's ongoing investigation of Hunter Biden, |
| 1:08.0 | whose plea deal with prosecutors to resolve tax evasion and gun charges unraveled in court last month. |
| 1:15.0 | Shortly after the special council appointment, prosecutors filed a motion stating that the two sides are at an impasse and that the government expects the matter to go to trial. |
| 1:27.0 | A federal judge yesterday warned former President Donald Trump against threatening witnesses in his 2020 election case. |
| 1:34.0 | U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkin said as much as part of a limited protective order that restricts Trump's public comments about the case. |
| 1:43.0 | He's being accused of trying to steal the 2020 election. |
| 1:47.0 | Still, Chutkin said during a pretrial hearing that prosecutors did not justify their request to subject all of the information in the case to a protective order. |
| 1:57.0 | Protective orders restricting public comments are routine and complex cases. |
| 2:02.0 | What's unusual in this particular case is that the defendant is a former president seeking the White House again, |
| 2:09.0 | and one who has aggressively attacked prosecutors and witnesses as being politically motivated. |
| 2:17.0 | Whether it's dark brand-in or Trump's mugshot, 2024 presidential candidates are trying to turn criticism into campaign profit. |
| 2:26.0 | I spoke with U.S.A. today, Washington Watchdog fellow Savannah Coocher, for more. |
| 2:31.0 | Thanks for up on five. Thanks, Savannah. Yeah, thanks for having me. |
| 2:36.0 | So I want to get into some examples of witty campaign merchandise that we're seeing from 2024 candidates starting with the current president Joe Biden. |
| 2:45.0 | So Biden's campaign has this merch featuring dark brand-in, so it's mug's t-shirts with this sort of edgy or alter ego of the president. |
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