Former Vice President Mike Pence said he believes the appointment of David Weiss to special counsel in the investigation into Hunter Biden is “appropriate.”
Pence said in an interview with Chuck Todd on NBC News’s Meet the Press that the pattern of the Justice Department “during our four years in the White House and since” has undermined the public’s confidence in “equal treatment under the law.”
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“While I welcome the appointment of a special counsel — which is, of course, appropriate and is a minimum where the attorney general has a potential conflict of interest — I’m also comforted that Congress is going to continue to do its work,” Pence said. “I’m confident that House Republicans are going to continue to bring forward the facts in this case.”
Pence said that the American people have a right to know whether or not President Joe Biden’s family benefited financially from foreign companies, the centerpiece of the GOP’s investigation into the “alleged criminal scheme” on behalf of the Bidens.
“I am hopeful that special counsel Weiss will do his job without fear or favor, but I have confidence that Jim Jordan, congressman Comer, and others will continue to do their job for the American people,” Pence added.
House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) and other Republican leaders have claimed that Hunter Biden used his father as “the brand” to gain millions of dollars from foreign oligarchs.
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Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed Weiss, who is the United States Attorney for Delaware and was appointed during the Trump administration, to special counsel on Friday. The appointment came after the original plea deal between Hunter Biden and DOJ prosecutors fell apart — a situation that is now under investigation by the House Judiciary, Oversight, and Ways and Means Committees.
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) said Weiss’s appointment “creates more problems than answers,” while Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) said it is a “forceful sign” that no changes have been made in the Justice Department.
