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The US attorney responsible for the Hunter Biden investigation broke his silence on Friday after explosive whistleblower allegations that his investigation was “politically influenced” and that he was “paralysed” in making prosecuting decisions as he gave Congress the documents. denied it for its oversight efforts.
Jim Jordan, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, last month requested U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware, David Weiss, to turn over material related to those allegations.
Weiss responded in a letter Friday night, saying he is “not at liberty to provide the materials you seek.”
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David Weiss, U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware (Department of Justice)
“The whistleblowers’ allegations relate to a criminal investigation now underway in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware,” Weiss, who was appointed by former President Donald Trump, wrote. “At this time, I am obligated to protect confidential law enforcement information and deliberative communications related to the case.”
“As a result, I will not provide specific information about the Hunter Biden investigation at this time,” Weiss wrote.
The Justice Department announced last month that the president’s son had entered into a plea deal that will likely keep him out of jail. Hunter Biden will plead guilty to two misdemeanors of willful failure to pay federal income taxes, and one charge of possession of a firearm by a person who is an unlawful user of or addicted to a controlled substance.
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Hunter is expected to appear in court for the first time on July 26.
As for the allegations, Weiss said the Justice Department “did not retaliate” against the IRS whistleblowers for making proprietary disclosures to Congress.
Hunter Biden disembarks Air Force One at Hancock Field Air National Guard Base in Syracuse, New York, U.S., February 4, 2023. (REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz)
The whistleblowers, including Gary Shapley Jr., who led the IRS portion of the Hunter Biden investigation, testified before the House Ways and Means Committee in May, claiming that Weiss lacked the power to sue and was “perpetually paralyzed, restricted and marginalized.” by DOJ officials as he attempted to make prosecution decisions. Shapley also claimed that Weiss asked for special counsel, but this was denied.
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But Weiss refuted those allegations, again telling Jordan that he had been granted “ultimate authority over this matter, including the responsibility of deciding where, when, and if charges should be filed” — a statement Weiss made in a letter to the U.S. last month. committee passed.
“I stand by what I have written and would like to explain what this means,” he said.
Weiss explained that as a U.S. attorney for Delaware, his “suggestion authority is geographically limited” to his “home district.”
“If the location for a case is elsewhere, it is common practice for the Department to contact the U.S. law firm for the district in question to determine whether to cooperate on the case,” he wrote. “If not, I can apply for special attorney status with the Attorney General.”
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Weiss emphasized that in this case he was “assured that, if necessary after the above process,” he would “get” that authority in “the District of Columbia, the Central District of California, or any other district where charges might be brought.” submitted”. be brought into this case.”
Weiss has said the investigation is “ongoing.”
Weiss also welcomed the opportunity with the committee to “discuss in more detail and answer questions related to the whistleblower allegations consistent with the law and Department policy.”
UNITED STATES – May 20: Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, (Caroline Brehman/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
Weiss said the DOJ would “work with the committee to discuss the appropriate timeline and scope.”
Weiss’s letter comes after Jordan, House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer and House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith, sent letters to the Justice Department, the IRS and the Secret Service asking for transcribed interviews with Weiss and more than a dozen officials about allegations of politicization and misconduct at their desks during the years-long investigation of the president’s son.
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“The federal government should be working for the American people, but whistleblower evidence shows several federal employees worked overtime to cover up the Bidens,” Comer, Jordan and Smith said in a joint statement to Fox News Digital. “We need to hear from these federal employees and other witnesses about this arming of federal law enforcement.”
They added, “Americans count on us to ensure that actors are held accountable and to restore equal enforcement of the law.”
Jordan and the House Judiciary Committee will lead the Justice Department and FBI portion of the investigation; with Comer and the House Oversight Committee taking charge of the Secret Service and Smith of the House Ways and Means Committee taking charge of the IRS.
Brooke Singman is a digital political reporter for Fox News. You can reach her at [email protected] or @BrookeSingman on Twitter.
