Comments from incoming White House press secretary Jen Psaki that Joe Biden won't discuss the investigation into his son Hunter Biden with his potential candidates for attorney general point to the need for a special counsel, Sen. John Kennedy said Monday.
"When I heard that, I thought to myself, whoever wrote that for her did it after their morning beer," the Louisiana Republican told Fox News' "America's Newsroom." "That implies that Mr. Biden thought about talking to his nominee but decided against it, and that's why we need a special counsel."
Psaki told "Fox News Sunday" that Biden's Justice Department will be independent, explaining why he won't discuss his son's issues with candidates or his eventual nominee.
Republicans are saying that the DOJ should appoint a special counsel because they fear that once Biden becomes president, the U.S. attorney in Delaware who is overseeing his son's investigation will be fired, as new presidents typically remove all current U.S. attorneys.
Outgoing Attorney General William Barr, however, said Monday he sees "no reason" to appoint a special counsel to investigate either Hunter Biden or President Donald Trump's election fraud claims.
Kennedy also pointed out that Biden, as vice president under President Barack Obama, was put in charge of foreign affairs in Ukraine and China.
"In both cases, his son walked away with millions and millions and millions of dollars worth of contracts," said Kennedy. "I'm not saying there was any illegality, but the appearance that gave was that America's foreign policy can be bought."
Also on Monday, Kennedy said the deal reached on a $900 billion coronavirus relief bill over the weekend will help Americans, but it should have been passed sooner.
"These negotiations were very touchy and we had to be patient, but I think we are going to have a reasonably good result today," Kennedy said of the upcoming vote.
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