‘Dangerous’: Garland blasts House Republicans targeting DOJ officials in charged testimony, GOP focuses on Hunter Biden probe

Attorney General Merrick Garland is testifying before the House Judiciary Committee Wednesday in a high-stakes hearing where Republican lawmakers are lambasting him over his department’s handling of criminal probes into former President Donald Trump, President Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden, the events of Jan. 6 and other high-profile investigations. “The fix is in,” chairman Jim …

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House panel subpoenas senior IRS officials over Hunter Biden tax case

Two senior IRS officials have been subpoenaed by the GOP-led House Ways and Means Committee, according to documents obtained by CBS News, for testimony about an October 2022 meeting in which an IRS whistleblower alleged that David Weiss, who was then the U.S. attorney investigating President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, said he did not …

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Trial for Hunter Biden is “not inevitable,” his attorney says

Washington — An attorney for Hunter Biden said a trial for his alleged tax-related crimes is “not inevitable” despite a plea deal falling apart last month and the appointment last week of a special counsel to oversee the investigation into President Biden’s son.   “It’s not inevitable,” Abbe Lowell told “Face the Nation” on Sunday. “We …

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Merrick Garland appoints special counsel to oversee Hunter Biden investigation

Merrick Garland appoints special counsel to oversee Hunter Biden investigation – CBS News Watch CBS News Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed a special counsel to oversee the Hunter Biden investigation on Friday. U.S. Attorney David Weiss requested the upgrade to special counsel after years of investigating the president’s son and seeing a plea deal he …

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