As President-elect Joe Biden takes office in January, the Justice Department will be probing more than a few sensitive political matters. His son Hunter Biden said last week that he is under investigation for “tax affairs” by federal prosecutors in Delaware. Outgoing Attorney General Bill Barr appointed U.S. attorney John Durham as a special counsel for his inquiry into the Russia investigation’s origins in October. And President Donald Trump is reportedly considering whether to pressure Barr’s successor into naming another special counsel for the Hunter Biden case, in an obvious bid to undermine Biden’s presidency.None of these inquiries pose a …read more
Source:: The New Republic
