TheappointmentofaspecialcounseltooverseetheJusticeDepartment’sprobeofHunterBidenisbringingre-newedattentionontherolesuchprose-cutorshaveplayedinmodernAmericanhistory.OnFriday,AttorneyGeneralMerrickGarlandtappedDavidWeiss,theU.S.attorneyinDelawarewhohasbeenprobingthefinancialandbusinessdeal-ingsofthepresident’sson,tooverseethedepartment’sinvestigation.HesaidWeissaskedtobeappointedtotheposi-tionandtoldhimthat“inhisjudgment,hisinvestigationhasreachedastageatwhichheshouldcontinuehiswork,”nowasspecialcounsel.InJanuary,GarlandappointedRob-ertHur,aformerU.S.attorneyinMary-land,tooverseethedepartment’sinves-tigationintohowseveralbatchesofdocumentsmarkedascl...