Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-08-24 01:51:14 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 6E08754836E1A71D4370253811B4B2D78C5FF3D182B29360963EEB2B828DE7FD
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Original Note:
Weiss was legally appointed using the same legal mechanism used by Barr, the Attorney General under Trump. The legality of this approach is not seriously in doubt. https://www.politifact.com/article/2023/aug/22/is-david-weiss-special-counsel-appointment-in-hunt/#:~:text=In%20appointing%20Weiss%2C%20Garland%20wrote,outside%20of%20Justice%20Department%20policy. Cruz specifically requested this appointment of Weiss, which he is now calling illegal. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/ted-cruz-hunter-biden-special-counsel-inappropriate-1234806154/
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