Some republicans going as far as calling it a coverup. What is the white house saying . For that we go to Lucas Tomlinson at the white house. Federal prosecutors say negotiations with bidens legal team have hit a snag and this case could be going to trial. The Justice Department refused to rule out if President Biden would be part of future investigations after that Special Counsel was named yesterday. Special counsel will not be subject to the daytoday supervision of any official of the department, but he must comply with the regulations, procedures and policies of the department. Republicans have been calling for Special Counsel for a long time to investigate hunter biden, but many in the g. O. P. Are not happy charles that it was david weiss named who has already been investigating hunter for the past five years. The appointment of a special council allows him to file additional charges against hunter biden outside delaware. Heres Jonathan Turley. Theres no question this magnifies the danger for hunter biden. His toesh attorney told the prosecutor in the courtroom lets rip it up. That doesnt go over well for most prosecutors. There are major charges out there like a violation for being unregistered Foreign Agent that could be brought forward. That could elevate some of these counts to felonies. He is not in a good place. Law makers on both sides of the aisle weighed in as you might imagine. This was a political decision, not a legal decision. They are trying to put out a fire, and they just poured gasoline on it. There isnt evidence to show that President Biden did anything wrong in connection with hunter biden. The regulations state that a Special Counsel could come from outside government. Theres been those like john durham. For those Keeping Score at home, this is the fifth Special Counsel named in the past five years. Charles . Charles thank you very much. So how will david weiss being named Special Counsel impact Hunter Biden Probe . I want to bring in former Deputy Assistant attorney general tom dupree. Some Great Questions put out there, Jonathan Turley saying some of these counts now could be elevated perhaps to felony counts. Certainly that Sweetheart Deal has everyone like aghast right whoa; right . But what about broadening out what they are looking for . I mean, because its been elevated to this status, can they now broaden out beyond those narrow charges that the deal was the focus on that Sweetheart Deal, can they broaden out the scope of this investigation . Charles, the answer to that is unequivocally yes. The Special Counsel can broaden the charges and can bring additional charges, including a claim or other potential felonies. However, because the Special Counsel has Greater Authority doesnt necessarily mean that this Special Counsel will actually exercise that Greater Authority. What we saw from the attempted plea bargain, the one that totally blew up on the Launching Pad was a that the Special Counsel was looking to cut a deal with hunter biden that would have given him favorable treatment. Maybe the Special Counsel has changed his tune and will have found religion and take a different view of this case, but so far the evidence doesnt suggest that that Special Counsel thinks there are other felonies out there just waiting to be charged. Charles tom, fara, walk the audience through what it means. Its been used a few times today. I would like the audience to understand specifically what that means and why it is so important. For sure, it is the Foreign Agents registration act. It basically means if you are say a lawyer in the United States or a Business Person in the United States, and youre acting as an agent of a foreign government, in the United States, maybe youre lobbying or trying to advance their interests in the United States, thats not necessarily a crime, but you do need to register. In other words, you need to notify the United States government that youre acting as a Foreign Agent so theres disclosure and transparency. Thats something based on what we have heard from the whistleblowers testimony and the evidence that congress has ub covered so far about uncovered so far about Hunter Bidens activities that he may have failed to register as a Foreign Agent. Charles how much do you think this will slow down the house investigation which you just referenced because i think its been so pivotal from turning this into what the Mainstream Media was trying to make a mockery into a main street story that everyone is paying attention to and no one can deny you can kind of feel the wagons, you know circling the wagons around the president but letting hunter biden sort of like yeah, weal, maybe, you know yeah, well, maybe, you know, if this is a real story, it always has been but now all americans seem to be interested in this and more and more interested in justice. Can the house continue aggressively pursuing this . Yes, look, i think they can continue aggressively pursuing this. I think they should continue aggressively pursuing this. To your point, Congress Deserves a huge amount of credit here for keeping the story in the news, continuing to push push push to get additional information. I dont think we would be where we are today on this investigation if it werent for those strong efforts in congress. So about whether this will slow down the investigation . Probably not, except i do think were going to have a fight in terms of whether mr. Weiss comes and testifies before congress as he had pledged to do. You will recall he agreed to come. The attorney general authorized him to go explain to congress what he was finding in his investigation and why he was making the decisions he did. My strong hunch here charles is that weiss is going to try to walk back that offer and is going to say look im not going to testify before congress because lo and behold, we have an active investigation going on. I will need to take a rain check. Charles tom, i just spoke with senator tim scott about this scuttlebutt thats swirling about perhaps a probe, an Impeachment Probe into President Biden. He thinks theres enough out there that that should be done. I want you to take a listen to it and then get your thoughts on it. We are losing confidence in the institutions of power in this country because there are two standards one for the elite and one for the rest of us. That wont hold. We cannot allow that to happen. Thank god for House Majority in the hands of the Republican Party that are looking forward to presenting the truth, not a biased approach, but just the simple facts so the mesh people can make their own decision and come to the Statement Conclusions that the rest of every day americans are coming, two tiered Justice System cannot last. Charles tom . Look, my take on this is number one, Congress Absolutely needs to keep its foot on the gas pedal in conducting this investigation and putting before the American People the evidence it has of Hunter Bidens activities and President Biden and former vice President Biden at the time, his involvement in his sons business activities, which was as we have seen the evidence thats been coming out has been contradicting everything that the white house has been saying about the extent of the president s involvement in his sons business activities. At this point, i think it is fair to make the judgment whether or not they have gathered enough evidence to open an impeachment hearing. I mean, look Impeachment Hearings can be politically dangerous. You see what happens when the democrats impeach trump, it didnt help them at all politically, it helped President Trump politically. You have to take that into account whether or not we have enough evidence to move forward. At least in the shortterm, absolutely Congress Needs to keep pushing hard on this because they have done a great job so far in amassing evidence of whats been going on. Charles i think mccarthy has been pretty clear in trying to beat the stink between a probe and actual Impeachment Process. Thank you, tom. Appreciate it. Absolutely. Thank you. Charles you got it. With the 2024 race heating up, whats the political fallout in all of this legal drama . Here to discuss the Messenger Congress reporter. Steven, its if its friday, it must be a new probe. [laughter] or a new Special Counsel, but listen, this news is coming fast and furiously. This is something that i feel the Mainstream Media tried to keep out of the discussion, and now you can no longer keep it out of discussion. Is it too late to judge the impact of the election . To me, its got to have more people thinking that there might be something there with that smoke, maybe theres fire. Yeah, well, good morning. Thanks for having me. Yeah. I think for the white house and democrats generally, the naming of a Special Counsel in the Hunter Biden Probe, republicans obviously have said that they think this is a coverup, and they think this is an attempt by democrats and the biden doj to sort of run out the clock in the Hunter Biden Investigation. But this is less than ideal for the white house because this means that the Hunter Biden Investigation criminally is going to stick around for the foreseeable future, and that includes, you know, most likely through the 2024 election, so no matter the spin or the intent behind naming the Special Counsel, this is less than ideal for the white house. Charles a lot of folks are saying well, it is still a year away, more than a year away, so this is kind of early. Im not sure if i agree with that, but i was just asking tom about the notion of a probe into possible impeachment. I know its it could be a tricky political situation, although, you know, it feels like the more we learn about this, the more it pulls in President Biden into the discussion, the potential bookkeeper may testify before the house in a week or so and may even bring together, you know, tie the joint t cans between tie the joint accounts between the father and son. At what point should republicans consider a probe or even an actual Impeachment Process . I think, you know, at the top level of the republican conference in the house, this is something that they are already considering. You know, three committees in the house, ways and means, the oversight committee, and judiciary have investigated the biden Family Finances for well over a year, two years now. And you saw the speaker before august recess come out and publicly say that this is something that the conference should consider, and he made a point to distinguish between an Impeachment Inquiry and Impeachment Probe and actually attempting to impeach President Biden, so i think that, you know, the opening of a probe allows them to gather as much information about the biden Family Finances and the way that the president was tied to his sons overseas business deals, and yeah, this is something that they are actively considering, and when they come back in september, along with dealing with spending and everything else, this is something that you are going to continue to see them sort of balance and play with. Charles feels like it is something that is going to be appropriate soon. Steven, thank you very much, appreciate it. Thank you. Charles the death toll is rising and so are the number of people feared missing after that apocalyptic wildfires in hawaii. 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That open kitchen tanya oooh definitely the one ethan but how can you sell your house when were stuck on a Space Station for months . . . brian no guys, opendoor gives you the flexibility to sell and buy on your timeline. janet nice intercom flightdeck, see you at the house warming. Charles lerning more this morning were learning more this morning about the deadliest National Disaster in hawaiis history. Apparently Emergency Sirens were not activated prior to the wildfires in maui. The attorney general is planning to launch a review of all Decision Making leading up to the tragedy. All this as the death toll rises to least 80 and more than a thousand people are still missing. As the Search And Rescue efforts intensify, those fortunate enough to have survived are now dealing with unimaginable loss. My next guest is one of them. A resident says hes lost two houses in the fire. Jeff, thanks for coming back. You and i spoke yesterday. Weve had almost 24 hours since then. You mentioned some of your friends you were happy to see they were alive. What have you learned since we spoke yesterday . Hi, charles. First of all, thanks for having me back on. Authorities allowed lahani residents to reenter the town yesterday for the first time, not into the heavilydamaged dangerous areas but in the surrounding areas. A lot of us were parked up on what they call the bypass up on the hill there with a view over the entire city. There was just a gray blanket of ash over probably 70 percent of the city, very very difficult to look at. I wanted to take a moment to acknowledge the First Responders had several interactions with maui police department, and without exception, the officers you can see the fatigue and stress on their faces. A lot of these guys and girls have connections with the city, whether they live there or have friends and family that have suffered the major losses. They are out there in the hot sun working without sleep. Every interaction i had i was dealt with politely and professionally. I wanted to let them know their efforts are being acknowledged and so very much appreciated. Charles last hour i spoke with the founder of an Organization Called project dynamo. They have rescued thousands of people from afghanistan, out of ukraine, at the start of that war, out of the sudan, and he described a scene that very war like before and after pictures of the army and navy vet, places where hes seen total devastation and how difficult it is right now to even find these thousand plus folks who are missing. Yes. As i mentioned before, when i evacuated, i saw Homeless People and residents in the community that were not responding as quickly as i wish they had. I know the county coroners down there doing their grim job. I fear theres going to be a lot of loss of life that hasnt been accounted for yet. Im not really sure how they are going to be discovered because quite frankly and sadly, a lot of it is just ash right now, total devastation. Charles the reaction from around the world has been absolutely amazing, particularly he