Special Counsel Opposes Hunter Biden Motion to Subpoena Trump, Says He’s Targeting Wrong Administration

Published on December 5, 2023

Special counsel David Weiss, who is prosecuting Hunter Biden for a gun crime, rebutted the president’s son’s arguments that the prosecution is politically motivated, writing in a new court filing that Mr. Biden is targeting the wrong administration. Mr. Biden has requested to subpoena former President Donald Trump, former U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr, and other officials, arguing a “vindictive or selective prosecution” against him. “Every charge in this matter was or will be brought during the current administration—one in which defendant’s father, Joseph R. Biden, is the President of the United States,” the new filing reads. “And Merrick B. Garland is the Attorney General that was appointed by President Biden and who personally appointed the Special Counsel.”...