The Department of Justice moved Monday to prevent the release of internal communications on the investigation of Hunter Biden, saying that it has no obligation to turn over thousands of records bef…
to two misdemeanor counts of willful failure to pay taxes. The plea also includes a pre-trial diversion program to duck a felony charge of possessing a gun while addicted to a controlled substance.
If the requests aren’t approved before his hearing, Hunter is expected to enter into a probation-only plea deal for tax misdemeanors and a diversion program for lying on a federal gun-purchase form.into the first son’s tax crimes and blocked Weiss from receiving special counsel status or bringing charges outside of Delaware.
Heritage lawyers told The Post the Justice Department’s Monday filing reveals a high degree of coordination between Garland and Weiss for the case, including 2,523 pages of records.“They’re admitting there’s substantial communication back and forth between [Weiss’ office and DOJ] on this very matter, which proves the point that he wasn’t this completely isolated and independent prosecutor,” said Heritage Foundation Oversight Director Mike Howell.
The information would also “have no bearing” on Hunter’s plea deal, according to DOJ trial attorney Jason Lynch, pictured above.Kara Cain, a staff attorney handling FOIA requests for the Executive Office for United States Attorneys, said the Justice Department has not even begun to forward the responsive records to other jurisdictions that may be implicated.
Weiss’ office had already taken the unusual step of announcing Hunter’s plea deal on June 20 before officially concluding the investigation, the attorneys added.Weiss’ office had already taken the unusual step of announcing Hunter’s plea agreement on June 20 before officially concluding the investigation, the attorneys added.
Hunter often leaned on his father’s political connections to strike foreign deals, emails found on his abandoned laptop show.Howell called it “outrageous” that the Justice Department claimed their suit was “seeking to jump ahead of similarly-situated FOIA requestors” including expedited requests “on such topics as January 6, 2021; the search of Mar-a-Lago; and the Special Counsel’s Office.”
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