Hunter Biden Probe Widens With Special Counsel Appointment (3)

US Attorney General Merrick Garland has appointed a special counsel to oversee the Justice Department’s ongoing criminal investigation into President Joe Biden’s son over his taxes, a major development after a controversial plea deal reached by Hunter Biden fell apart in court last month.

Garland has named US Attorney David Weiss — the official already overseeing the politically fraught probe — as the special counsel, a decision that will remove Weiss from day-to-day oversight of Biden administration officials. The appointment came just as prosecutors revealed in court that plea talks with Hunter Biden had reached an “impasse.” They told ...