{"id":586716,"date":"2023-08-12T18:09:50","date_gmt":"2023-08-12T15:09:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/trump-on-david-weiss-appointment-he-would-not-have-been-picked-by-me\/"},"modified":"2023-08-12T18:09:50","modified_gmt":"2023-08-12T15:09:50","slug":"trump-on-david-weiss-appointment-he-would-not-have-been-picked-by-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/trump-on-david-weiss-appointment-he-would-not-have-been-picked-by-me\/","title":{"rendered":"#Trump on David Weiss appointment: \u2018He would not have been picked by me\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/AP23220716008977-e1691852938350.jpg?w=900\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Former President Trump questioned the decision to elevate U.S. Attorney for Delaware David Weiss to special counsel in the Hunter Biden investigation on Friday, claiming that the federal prosecutor \u201cwould not have been picked by me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDavid Weiss was picked by the two Democrat Senators from Delaware under \u2018Blue Slip,\u2019\u201d Trump said in a post on <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/110874170534362392\">Truth Social<\/a>. \u201cHe would not have been picked by me.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Weiss was nominated by the former president in 2017 and confirmed by a unanimous Senate vote in early 2018.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cblue slip\u201d process allows senators to indicate their support for or opposition to judicial nominees in their home state. While both Democratic senators from Delaware supported Weiss\u2019 nomination, his <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ointment was relatively noncontroversial, according to <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/08\/11\/us\/david-weiss-hunter-biden-investigation.html\">The New York Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Weiss began investigating Hunter Biden in 2018 and was not asked to resign when President Biden took office in 2021. <\/p>\n<p>He has since drawn the scorn of Republicans, after announcing a plea agreement with the president\u2019s son in June. However, the deal now appears to have largely fallen apart.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have a great idea. Why don\u2019t they use Deranged Jack Smith,\u201d Trump said in Friday\u2019s post, referring to the special counsel overseeing the Justice Department\u2019s cases against him. \u201cWeiss has been investigating Hunter for 4 years, giving him the \u2018sweetheart\u2019 deal of all sweetheart deals.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut a brilliant Judge in Delaware saw through it all,\u201d he continued. \u201cNow, I read, the Department of Injustice wants a new Judge and Jurisdiction. But so do I, with far stronger reasons than Hunter &amp; Crooked Joe.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr2_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Attorney <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">General<\/a> Merrick Garland announced Weiss\u2019 appointment as special counsel on Friday in response to a request from the U.S. attorney for Delaware.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn Tuesday of this week, Mr. Weiss advised me that in his judgment, his investigation had reached a stage at which he should continue his work as a special counsel, and he asked to be so appointed,\u201d Garland said at a press conference.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUpon 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,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr3_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>The special counsel designation will allow Weiss to charge Hunter Biden with crimes\u00a0outside of Delaware, should he decide to do so.<\/p>\n<p>While many Republicans previously urged Garland to appoint a special counsel in the case, they largely criticized Weiss\u2019 appointment on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf Weiss negotiated the sweetheart deal that couldn\u2019t get approved, how can he be trusted as a Special Counsel?\u201d Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said on X, the platform former known as <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Copyright 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. 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