DeSantis says Hunter Biden being investigated by 'total sham special counsel'

Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis says Hunter Biden is being investigated by a "total sham special counsel" after U.S. Attorney for Delaware David Weiss was appointed to the position.

"The House, they’ve been working on supposedly holding Hunter Biden accountable," DeSantis said Saturday at the Iowa State Fair, according to The Hill. "And like, I don’t know what these guys are doing, but I think this special counsel, I think they’re trying to checkmate that investigation."

The House has been investigating first son Hunter Biden since Republicans entered the majority earlier this year. Meanwhile, on Friday, Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed Delaware U.S. Attorney David Weiss as special counsel in the Biden probe.

"This is gonna be a total sham special counsel," DeSantis also said. "You got the same guy who had been doing it with kid gloves anyways. And I think they’re trying to kneecap the House’s ability to investigate. I’d like to see them get more mileage out of that Hunter Biden investigation. We want to see results."

Weiss had approved an earlier plea deal for the first son after a multi-year investigation that would have allowed him to avoid prison time by pleading guilty to two misdemeanor tax charges and enter a diversion program for a felony gun charge. 

The deal fell apart after the Judge Maryellen Noreika, who is overseeing the case, expressed concerns last month about its constitutionality. Prosecutors asked the judge Friday to disregard the deal.

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