| 1. David Charles Weiss is an American attorney. |
| 2. His father, Meyer Weiss, worked as an IRS agent in Philadelphia from 1955 to 1984. |
| 3. Meyer Weiss was convicted of accepting bribes and sentenced to four years in prison during his time as an IRS agent. |
| 4. $71,020 of the bribe money was used by Meyer Weiss to pay for David's college and law school tuition. |
| 5. In 1984, David Weiss began his legal career as a law clerk for the Honorable Andrew D. Christie of the Delaware Supreme Court. |
| 6. From 1986 to 1989, he served as an Assistant United States Attorney, handling cases involving violent crimes and white-collar offenses. |
| 7. David C. Weiss also worked as a commercial litigation associate during his time at the United States Attorney's Office. |
| 8. In 1989, he joined Duane Morris LLP as a commercial litigation associate and later became a partner in 1999. |
| 9. David Weiss also worked as the chief operating officer and senior vice president at 'The Siegfried Group,' a financial services company. |
| 10. His law firm represented the family of Anne Marie Fahey, a missing secretary to Delaware's governor, in 1996. |
| 11. David C. Weiss became the First Assistant U.S. Attorney in Delaware in 2007. |
| 12. He led the prosecution of Christopher Tigani for violating campaign finance laws related to Joe Biden's 2008 presidential campaign. |
| 13. In 2017, David Weiss was appointed Acting United States Attorney for the District of Delaware. |
| 14. In 2021, his office faced scrutiny when convictions of former Wilmington Trust executives were overturned by a federal appeals court. |
| 15. In February 2018, he was officially appointed as the United States Attorney by the U.S. Department of Justice. |
| 16. He was chosen for the role by President Donald Trump in 2017 and continued at the request of the Biden administration to oversee the Hunter Biden financial investigation. |
| 17. In 2023, David Weiss continued to lead the investigation into Hunter Biden's finances, resulting in a plea agreement with probation for Hunter Biden in July 2023. |
| 18. This decision sparked accusations of corruption from Republicans towards the Justice Department. |
| 19. On 11 August 2023, Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed David Weiss as special counsel to oversee the Hunter Biden investigation. |
| 20. In September 2023, Weiss indicted Hunter Biden on three federal gun charges; Biden was found guilty on all counts in June 2024. |
| 21. In December 2023, Weiss indicted Hunter Biden on nine tax-related charges; Biden pleaded guilty to all counts in September 2024. |
| 22. David Weiss resigned as both U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware and special counsel on 17 January 2025. |
