The federal prosecutor overseeing the Hunter Biden tax investigation told lawmakers that while he discussed the possibility of filing charges outside of Delaware, where he is based, no one denied him that option.
While it is common for disagreements to flare up between agents and prosecutors, it is very rare for agents to take those complaints to Congress as whistleblowers. Shapley told lawmakers that he came forward because Justice Department officials “provided preferential treatment and unchecked conflicts of interest in an important and high-profile investigation.”Shapley also said he and the other IRS agents who had been involved in the Biden case were removed in May.
“I have not requested Special Counsel designation,”Weiss wrote. He added that he had “discussions with Department officials” regarding another possible appointment under a different part of Justice Department regulations “which would have allowed me to file charges in a district outside my own without the partnership of the local U.S. Attorney. I was assured that I would be granted this authority if it proved necessary.
“As a practical matter, it makes no difference whether Weiss requested special counsel or special attorney authority,” their statement said. “Under no circumstances should ‘the process’ have included the political appointees of the subject’s father, because Congress and the public had been assured it would not — but it did.”
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