Growing GOP cries for special counsel

Calls for a special counsel to investigate President-elect Joe Biden’s son gained steam Thursday as a leading Republican senator said suspected tax fraud was likely the “least damaging” allegation against Hunter Biden.

Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) said the probe that Hunter disclosed Wednesday “appears to be pretty far-reaching” and said the Justice Department should appoint a special counsel before his dad is sworn into office on Jan. 20.

“The Biden campaign released details of a tax-fraud investigation in Wilmington. I think that was just to show maybe the least damaging part of the investigation,” Cotton told Fox News.

He added: “If Joe Biden becomes president, then all those prosecutors are in line to be fired next month. If there were ever circumstances that create a conflict of interest and call for a special counsel, that’s here.”

Cotton’s remarks followed a letter sent Monday by Rep. Ken Buck (R-Colo.), who asked US Attorney General William Barr to appoint a special counsel to investigate Hunter.

“This investigation is critical to defending the integrity of our republic and ensuring a potential Biden Administration will not be the subject of undue foreign interference,” Buck wrote in the letter obtained by Fox News.

Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.), ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee, also said Wednesday that he thought a special counsel might be needed.