CNN CNN Newsroom With Fredricka Whitfield June 4, 2024 16:13:00
Plea negotiations between hunter biden's lawyers and the justice department fell apart. they reached an impasse and the federal prosecutors handling the investigation reached the conclusion that in their view a trial is now in order. that's the first big development. separately, but of course completely related, is the announcement yesterday from merrick garland, the attorney general, that the prosecutor who was leading those plea talks, who is leading this investigation, david weiss, is now going to be elevated from austin attorney to a special counsel with more authority, power, budget and l...