Special counsel who prosecuted Hunter Biden quietly resigned in January
Source: NBC News
Feb. 28, 2025, 9:49 PM EST
David Weiss, the federal attorney who investigated and prosecuted Hunter Biden, quietly resigned in January, NBC News has learned.
A spokesperson for the U.S. Attorney's Office in Delaware and a spokesperson for the Justice Department confirmed that Weiss stepped down as both U.S. attorney and special counsel on Jan. 17 — three days before President Donald Trump began his second term.
No statement or announcement was made at the time, and a copy of Weiss' resignation letter has not been made public. By comparison, former special counsel Jack Smith's resignation was included in a court filing shortly before Trump's inauguration. Two sources familiar with the matter told NBC News that Weiss submitted his resignation voluntarily — he was not asked to resign, the sources said. Weiss did not respond to a request for comment Friday night.
He was succeeded by acting U.S. Attorney Shannon T. Hanson. Hanson previously worked for Weiss in the US Attorney's office. It was expected that Weiss would step down at some point after he concluded his investigation and issued his final report on Biden. That report was made public Jan. 13.
Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/special-counsel-david-weiss-prosecutor-hunter-biden-resigned-january-rcna194317
He was originally appointed as the U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware BY 45 back during that first term and was held over by Biden in order to show "no bias" regarding the ongoing investigation. The booby traps were then set by 45. Obviously the GOP made a decision to ditch the "honor system" that kept this republic together, however shaky it was, for 234 years.
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