President Trump is reportedly considering a move that would bring scrutiny to Hunter Biden’s business dealings.
Trump has consulted chief of staff Mark Meadows, White House counsel Pat Cipollone, and others about potentially having a special prosecutor investigate the younger Biden’s tax records, according to a report from the Associated Press.
The president is reportedly considering options that include pressuring incoming acting Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen to appoint a special counsel or replacing Rosen with someone willing to carry out his wishes. Trump has even asked his lawyers, including Rudy Giuliani, to investigate whether he has the power to appoint a special counsel single-handedly to do the job, according to the report.
Trump is also reportedly considering a special prosecutor to investigate unsubstantiated claims of national voter fraud, even though the Justice Department announced it had “not seen fraud on a scale that could have affected a different outcome in the election.”
The Washington Examiner reached out to the White House for comment.
Biden acknowledged in a statement last week that his tax affairs were being investigated by the U.S. attorney’s office in Delaware.
“I learned yesterday for the first time that the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Delaware advised my legal counsel, also yesterday, that they are investigating my tax affairs,” he wrote. “I take this matter very seriously, but I am confident that a professional and objective review of these matters will demonstrate that I handled my affairs legally and appropriately, including with the benefit of professional tax advisers.”
Joe Biden defended his son on Friday during a press event in Wilmington, Delaware. “I’m proud of my son,” the elder Biden said. It is believed that federal authorities are investigating Hunter Biden’s business dealings in China.
On Monday, Trump announced that Attorney General William Barr would be stepping down from his role as attorney general just before Christmas.
Reports emerged earlier this month that Trump had a contentious White House meeting with Barr after he told the Associated Press that the Justice Department had not found evidence to substantiate allegations of widespread voter fraud.
A DOJ spokesperson said afterward that the media inaccurately characterized the Justice Department’s findings in a statement. “Some media outlets have incorrectly reported that the Department has concluded its investigation of election fraud and announced an affirmative finding of no fraud in the election,” the spokesperson said. “That is not what the Associated Press reported nor what the Attorney General stated. The Department will continue to receive and vigorously pursue all specific and credible allegations of fraud as expeditiously as possible.”
Trump was reportedly frustrated at how Barr never released a report from U.S. Attorney John Durham on his findings from his inquiry into the Russia investigation. Barr revealed last week that he appointed Durham special counsel, affording the prosecutor extra protections against a Biden administration trying to stop the inquiry.
