Florida Governor Ron DeSantis slammed the appointment of a particular counsel to analyze Hunter Biden, the son of President Joe Biden, on Saturday. He joined different Republicans who’ve criticized the Justice Department for its dealing with of the case.

DeSantis spoke to reporters on the Iowa State Fair, a well-liked vacation spot for presidential hopefuls. He stated the particular counsel, David Weiss, who can also be the US Attorney for Delaware, was a “sham” and accused him of being gentle on Hunter Biden.

“He’s the same guy who had been doing it with kid gloves anyways,” DeSantis stated, referring to a plea deal that Weiss’s workplace supplied to Hunter Biden for tax violations. The deal, which might have given Hunter Biden solely two years of probation, was rejected by a federal choose final month.

The Florida Governor additionally claimed that the particular counsel was an try and undermine the House investigation into Hunter Biden’s international enterprise dealings.

“The House, they’ve been working on supposedly holding Hunter Biden accountable,” he stated.

“I think they’re trying to checkmate that investigation … they’re trying to kneecap the House’s ability to investigate.”

Republicans have alleged that Hunter Biden used his father’s affect to profit from profitable contracts in international locations like Ukraine and China. They have additionally questioned why he has not been charged with any crimes, regardless of admitting that he’s below federal investigation.

On Friday, Attorney General Merrick Garland introduced that he had appointed Weiss as a particular counsel within the Hunter Biden case, giving him extra independence and authority. Garland stated he made the choice “in light of the unique circumstances” and “to provide him with the assurance that he can complete his work, without regard to any change in circumstances.”

DeSantis was not the one Republican who visited the Iowa State Fair on Saturday. He was joined by former UN ambassador Nikki Haley, who wore a T-shirt that stated “Underestimate me, that’ll be fun,” and businessman Vivek Ramaswamy, who rapped for the gang.

But the star attraction was former President Donald Trump, who flew over the fairgrounds in his branded airplane after which addressed a packed viewers at a restaurant. Trump boasted about his lead within the polls for the 2024 Republican nomination and repeated his false declare that he received the 2020 election.

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“We are going to take care of our country, we’re going to take care of Iowa, and you’ll be proud of our country again,” he stated.

Trump didn’t point out the Hunter Biden case or his personal authorized troubles. He is dealing with a attainable indictment in Georgia for pressuring election officers to overturn his defeat there. A grand jury is predicted to resolve on his destiny as quickly as Tuesday.