What Next - The Trials of Hunter Biden
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🗓️ 15 August 2023
⏱️ 24 minutes
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Summary
Earlier this summer, it looked like Hunter Biden’s legal team had reached a plea deal. But last week, the Justice Department announced a special counsel was being appointed to his case. What happened in between? Is the president's son getting singled out—or special treatment?
Guest: Ankush Khardori, attorney and a former federal prosecutor in the US Justice Department.
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| 0:40.0 | Overnight the Fulton County District Attorney indicted Donald Trump and 18 of his supporters, |
| 0:47.0 | accusing them of trying to overturn the results of the 2020 election. |
| 0:51.0 | These charges have been long awaited, but they did not become public until close to midnight. |
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| 1:10.0 | Last Friday, Attorney General Merrick Garland held a surprise press conference. |
| 1:16.0 | Good afternoon. |
| 1:17.0 | I'm here today to announce the appointment of David Weiss as a special counsel. |
| 1:23.0 | He was there to talk about appointing a special counsel to investigate Hunter Biden. |
| 1:28.0 | Though the AG used his full name. |
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