U.S. Attorney David Weiss penned a letter to Sen. Lindsey Graham claiming he never requested special counsel status in the Hunter Biden tax evasion probe.
regarding potential appointment under 28 U.S.C. § 515, 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," the letter obtained by Fox News reads.
"And this assurance came months before the October 7, 2022, meeting referenced throughout the whistleblowers' allegations. In this case, I've followed the process outlined in my June 30 letter and have never been denied the authority to bring charges in any jurisdiction," Weiss told Graham."Your questions about allegations contained i n an FBI FD-1023 Form relate to an ongoing investigation. As such, I cannot comment on them at this time.
IRS Criminal Supervisory Special Agent Gary Shapley Jr., defended his claims that the Justice Department interfered with U.S. Attorney David Weiss' Hunter Biden investigation in an interview with Fox News'"Special Report."
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