DOJ portraying special counsel double standard in terms of Trump, Hunter: Mollie Hemingway

President Biden and his Justice Department under Attorney General Merrick Garland should be treating both former President Donald Trump and the incumbent the same in terms of federal investigations, Federalist editor-in-chief Mollie Hemingway told Fox News.

On "Life, Liberty & Levin," Hemingway nodded to host Mark Levin's question as to how a special counsel has not yet been named to investigate Biden in terms of alleged ties to his son Hunter's foreign business dealings.

Hemingway added that in terms of Garland's decision to name Kosovo War crimes prosecutor Jack Smith as a special counsel to handle ongoing probes into Trump, such a step might not have been necessary.

"It's amazing on two fronts," Hemingway replied. 

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"First off, you don't need a special counsel to go against Donald Trump. In fact, you don't need to have really anything going against Donald Trump right now over a paperwork dispute — the type that is common with all presidents when they are exiting office," she added in reference to the prong of Smith's probe focusing on the handling of materials at Trump's Palm Beach estate.

"The special counsel statute is supposed to be [invoked] when there's a conflict of interest between the Department of Justice and how they're investigating someone from their own administration, or with ties to their own administration. It is unbelievable that one hasn't been appointed already [in relation to the Bidens]."

Hemingway said Trump-era Attorney General Bill Barr did not appoint a Biden special counsel because he saw no conflict as recognized under the statute, but assumed one would be named by the incoming administration.

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Hemingway further claimed several former DOJ officials have agreed one should be appointed in regard to the ongoing federal case against Hunter Biden based out of Wilmington.

She added the Delaware U.S. Attorney's office is much smaller than other jurisdictions.

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"It isn't just Hunter Biden," she said. "It's other members of the Biden family and how they have taken money from foreign oligarchs, corrupt regimes and other people that really [are] of interest to the Department of Justice."

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Later in the interview, Hemingway expounded upon what she sees as a discrepancy between the DOJ's overall handling of Trump versus Biden — saying the department has become politicized.

"It's a real big problem that we have these two standards of justice, that if you are an ally of the regime, then you can do pretty much whatever you want," she said. "But if you challenge the regime, if you are disruptive to their control over the D.C. establishment, there will be no stone left unturned to go after you, destroy you, anyone who supports you — anyone close to you." 

Kaylee Goncalves' dad gives update on Idaho murder case as Christmas approaches

The father of Idaho murder victim Kaylee Goncalves spoke with Fox News on Saturday to provide an update on the case's investigation one week from Christmas. 

Kaylee Goncalves was one of the four University of Idaho students who were stabbed to death on Nov. 13 at a house near campus in Moscow, Idaho.

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Goncalves spoke to Fox News' Lawrence Jones about the latest developments in the case as he continues his pursuit for answers.

Police are combing through a large list of potential witnesses and 22,000 Hyundai Elantras that match the description of the vehicle seen near the scene of the crime.

"They've kind of informed us through communications that they've checked all the easiest paths," Goncalves said. "If this individual had this car registered to his name and it was just something very quick that they could just look up in the area and go right to his house — they've done all the due diligence there. They've done all that. So now they're reaching out and they're going to look to the community to see if this individual borrowed this car." 

Goncalves continued: "It doesn't appear that it's something that they have real easy access to, so he may have ran and they really pushed the narrative saying, 'Hey, if we can get these guys to focus on something that's really helpful, which is this car,' and find out if somebody says, 'Hey, you know, that car that looks a lot like mine, I'm going to come forward and just volunteer my information,' and then they can figure out if somebody else had borrowed it or if — heck, who knows."

With the holidays approaching, Goncalves said his family is "not even really going to have a Christmas because you just can't get yourself there to where it would make sense."

"How do you have a celebration like this when you've lost two of your favorite people in the world?" 

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The probe enters five weeks without an identifiable suspect. 

The University of Idaho's investigation tip line can be reached at 208-883-7180.