Attorney General Merrick Garland said that “I stand by my testimony” about U.S. Attorney David Weiss’s independence to criminally investigate Hunter Biden free from political interference, despite IRS whistleblower claims contradicting his sworn testimony.
In early February 2021, President Joe Biden asked nearly all Senate-confirmed U.S. attorneys for their resignations, with Weiss as an exception, who was asked to stay on as he investigates the president’s son. Garland has repeatedly vowed to ensure that Weiss would be insulated from any political pressure, and he said Tuesday that that was still true.“Yes, it’s still the case,” Garland said when asked by a reporter during a DOJ press conference. “I stand by my testimony.
Sen. Chuck Grassley pressed Garland in March about the attorney general’s prior vows, suggesting that Garland’s testimony “could be misleading because without special counsel authority he could need the permission of another U.S. attorney’s office in certain circumstances to bring charges” beyond Delaware.
Then-Attorney General William Barr rejected the idea of a special counsel to investigate Hunter Biden in December 2020, but now says Garland should grant those powers to Weiss. The president’s son revealed he was under federal investigation for his taxes shortly after the 2020 election, and he is reportedly being scrutinized for potential money laundering, as well as for possible foreign lobbying violations under the Foreign Agents Registration Act.
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